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.
MAXILLA
Etymology
Noun
maxilla (plural maxillas or maxillae or maxillæ)
Either of the two bones that together form the upper jaw.
(arthropodology) One of a set of paired mouthparts found in many arthropods and used for tasting and manipulating food.
Synonyms
• jawbone
• maxillary bone
• (in arachnids) endite
Source: Wiktionary
Max*il"la, n.; pl. Maxillæ. Etym: [L., dim. of mala jaw, jawbone.]
1. (Anat.) (a) The bone of either the upper or the under jaw. (b) The bone, or principal bone, of the upper jaw, the bone of the lower jaw being the mandible. [Now commonly used in this restricted sense.]
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: One of the lower or outer jaws of arthropods.
Note: There are usually two pairs in Crustacea and one pair in insects. In certain insects they are not used as jaws, but may form suctorial organs. See Illust. under Lepidoptera, and Diptera.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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