In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
Madoqua, genus Madoqua
(noun) genus comprising some small antelopes of eastern and northeastern Africa
Source: WordNet® 3.1
madoqua (plural madoquas)
(zoology, obsolete) A small Abyssinian antelope, Salt's dik-dik (Madoqua saltiana)
Source: Wiktionary
Ma"do*qua, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A small Abyssinian antelope (Neotragus Saltiana), about the size of a hare.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 November 2024
(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.