Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
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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