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.
LOBEFIN
crossopterygian, lobefin, lobe-finned fish
(noun) any fish of the order Crossopterygii; most known only in fossil form
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
lobefin (plural lobefins)
Any of the fish of the class Sarcopterygii.
Synonyms
• sarcopterygian
Source: Wiktionary
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INSIGNIFICANTLY
(adverb) not to a significant degree or amount; “our budget will only be insignificantly affected by these new cuts”
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