In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PERCOID
Etymology
Adjective
percoid (not comparable)
Of or belonging to Percoidea, a taxonomic superfamily in the order Perciformes.
Synonyms
• percoidean
Noun
percoid (plural percoids)
(obsolete) Any fish of the genus Perca, or allied genera of the family Percidae (originally named "Percoides" before family-name endings were standardized).
Any fish in the superfamily Percoidea
Anagrams
• ice drop
Source: Wiktionary
Per"coid, a. Etym: [L. perca a perch + -oid: cf. F. percoïde.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: Belonging to, or resembling, the perches, or family Percidæ.
– n.
Definition: Any fish of the genus Perca, or allied genera of the family Percidæ.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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