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.
OSCINE
oscine
(adjective) of or relating to the songbirds
oscine, oscine bird
(noun) passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
oscine (not comparable)
Of or pertaining to the songbirds (suborder Passeri).
Synonyms
• oscinine
Noun
oscine (plural oscines)
Any bird of the suborder Passeri (the songbirds), which have better vocal control than other birds.
Anagrams
• Enciso, Senoic, coines, conies, cosine
Source: Wiktionary
Os"cine, a. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Relating to the Oscines.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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