Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
MANTICORE
manticore, mantichora, manticora, mantiger
(noun) a mythical monster having the head of man (with horns) and the body of a lion and the tail of a scorpion
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
manticore (plural manticores)
(Greek mythology) A beast with the body of a lion (usually red), the tail of a scorpion, and the head/face of a man with a mouth filled with multiple rows of sharp teeth (like a shark), said to be able to shoot spikes from its tail or mane to paralyse prey. It may be horned, winged, or both; its voice is described as a mixture of pipes and trumpets.
Anagrams
• cremation, crotamine
Source: Wiktionary
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