PALPICORN

Pal"pi*corn, n. Etym: [See Palpus, and Cornu.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: One of a group of aquatic beetles (Palpicornia) having short club-shaped antennæ, and long maxillary palpi.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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(noun) the scientific study of the earth’s configuration above sea level (emphasizing the measurement of land altitudes relative to sea level)


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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