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.
LEMUROIDEA
Lemuroidea, suborder Lemuroidea
(noun) Lemuridae; Lorisidae; Daubentoniidae; Indriidae; used in some classifications instead of Prosimii; in others considered a subdivision of Prosimii
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Lem`u*roi"de*a, n. pl. Etym: [NL. See Lemur, and -oid.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A suborder of primates, including the lemurs, the aye-aye, and allied species. [Written also Lemuroida.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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