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.
IVORYBILL
ivorybill, ivory-billed woodpecker, Campephilus principalis
(noun) large black-and-white woodpecker of southern United States and Cuba having an ivory bill; nearly extinct
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
ivorybill (plural ivorybills)
The ivory-billed woodpecker (Campephilus principalis).
Source: Wiktionary
I"vo*ry-bill`, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A large, handsome, North American woodpecker (Campephilus principalis), having a large, sharp, ivory-colored beak. Its general color is glossy black, with white secondaries, and a white dorsal stripe. The male has a large, scarlet crest. It is now rare, and found only in the Gulf States.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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