Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
LEPIDOSIREN
Etymology
Noun
lepidosiren (plural lepidosirens)
(zoology) A lungfish.
Source: Wiktionary
Lep`i*do*si"ren, n. Etym: [Gr. (Zoöl.)
Definition: An eel-shaped ganoid fish of the order Dipnoi, having both gills and lungs. It inhabits the rivers of South America. The name is also applied to a related African species (Protopterus annectens). The lepidosirens grow to a length of from four to six feet. Called also doko.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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