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.
LARVIPAROUS
Etymology
Adjective
larviparous (not comparable)
(zoology) Depositing living larvae, instead of eggs; said of certain insects.
Source: Wiktionary
Lar*vip"a*rous, a. Etym: [Larva + L. parete to bring forth.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: Depositing living larvæ, instead of eggs; -- said of certain insects.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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