PLACOGANOIDEI

Plac`o*ga*noi"de*i, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. ganoidei. See Ganoidei.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: A division of ganoid fishes including those that have large external bony plates and a cartilaginous skeleton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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30 October 2024

RATE

(noun) a quantity or amount or measure considered as a proportion of another quantity or amount or measure; “the literacy rate”; “the retention rate”; “the dropout rate”


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Coffee Trivia

There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.

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