Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
PEAFOWL
peafowl, bird of Juno
(noun) very large terrestrial southeast Asian pheasant often raised as an ornamental bird
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
peafowl (plural peafowls)
A pheasant of the genus Pavo or Afropavo, notable for the extravagant tails of the males; a peacock (unspecified sex).
Synonyms
• peacock (much more common (for both sexes))
Hyponyms
• peacock (male or female peafowl)
• peahen (female peafowl)
• peachick (young or baby peafowl)
Source: Wiktionary
Pea"fowl`, n. Etym: [See Peacock.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: The peacock or peahen; any species of Pavo.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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