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.
PINNIPEDIA
Pinnipedia, suborder Pinnipedia
(noun) seals; sea lions; walruses
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Pin`ni*pe"di*a, n. pl. Etym: [NL. So called because their webbed feet are used as paddles or fins.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A suborder of aquatic carnivorous mammals including the seals and walruses; -- opposed to Fissipedia.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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