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.
JABIRUS
Noun
jabirus
plural of jabiru
Source: Wiktionary
JABIRU
Jab"i*ru, n. Etym: [Braz. jabirĂș, jaburĂș.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: One of several large wading birds of the genera Mycteria and Xenorhynchus, allied to the storks in form and habits.
Note: The American jabiru (Mycteria Americana) is white, with the head and neck black and nearly bare of feathers. The East Indian and Australian (Xenorhynchus Australis) has the neck, head, and back covered with glossy, dark green feathers, changing on the head to purple. The African jabiru (Mycteria, or Ephippiorhynchus, Senegalensis) has the neck, head, wing coverts, and tail, black, and is called also saddle-billed stork.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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