The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
MACROEVOLUTION
macroevolution
(noun) evolution on a large scale extending over geologic era and resulting in the formation of new taxonomic groups
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
macroevolution (usually uncountable, plural macroevolutions)
Large-scale patterns or processes in the history of life, including the origins of novel organism designs, evolutionary trends, adaptive radiations and extinctions.
Coordinate terms
• microevolution
Source: Wiktionary
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HISTOLOGICALLY
(adverb) involving the use of histology or histological techniques; “histologically identifiable structures”
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