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.
LEPIDOPTERAN
Etymology
Noun
lepidopteran (plural lepidopterans)
Any insect of the order Lepidoptera, the butterflies and moths.
Adjective
lepidopteran (comparative more lepidopteran, superlative most lepidopteran)
Characteristic of these insects.
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COVERT
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