Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
HYPURAL
Etymology
Adjective
hypural (not comparable)
(anatomy) Under the tail; applied to the bones that support the caudal fin rays in most fishes.
Source: Wiktionary
Hy*pu"ral, a. Etym: [Pref. hypo- + Gr. (Anat.)
Definition: Under the tail; -- applied to the bones which support the caudal fin rays in most fishes.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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