Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
LIMICOLAE
Limicolae, suborder Limicolae
(noun) term used in some classifications for migratory shorebirds; coextensive with the Charadrii
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Li*mic"o*læ, n. pl. Etym: [L. limicola a dweller in the mud; limus mud + colere to dwell.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A group of shore birds, embracing the plovers, sandpipers, snipe, curlew, etc. ; the Grallæ.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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