In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
HYPEROTRETA
Myxiniformes, suborder Myxiniformes, Hyperotreta, suborder Hyperotreta, Myxinoidei, Myxinoidea, suborder Myxinoidei
(noun) hagfishes as distinguished from lampreys
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Hy`per*o*tre"ta, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Definition: An order of marsipobranchs, including the Myxine or hagfish and the genus Bdellostoma. They have barbels around the mouth, one tooth on the plate, and a communication between tionnasal aperture and the throat. See Hagfish. [Written also Hyperotreti.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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