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.
LUNGFISH
lungfish
(noun) air-breathing fish having an elongated body and fleshy paired fins; certain species construct mucus-lined mud coverings in which to survive drought
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
lungfish (plural lungfish or lungfishes)
air-breathing fish, of the class Dipnoi, that have four limblike appendages instead of fins
Synonyms
• (air-breathing fish): dipnoan
Anagrams
• Flushing, flushing
Source: Wiktionary
Lung"fish`, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any fish belonging to the Dipnoi; -- so called because they have both lungs and gills.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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INTERSPERSION
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