In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
LEPIDOPTERIST
lepidopterist, lepidopterologist, butterfly collector
(noun) an entomologist who specializes in the collection and study of butterflies and moths
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
lepidopterist (plural lepidopterists)
Someone who studies lepidoptery; someone who studies butterflies and moths.
Source: Wiktionary
Lep`i*dop"ter*ist, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: One who studies the Lepidoptera.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HABIT
(noun) (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; “owls have nocturnal habits”; “she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair”; “long use had hardened him to it”
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