In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
PROSIMIAN
prosimian
(noun) primitive primates having large ears and eyes and characterized by nocturnal habits
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
prosimian (plural prosimians)
A primate that is not a monkey or an ape, generally nocturnal with large eyes and ears. Such primates were formerly grouped in the suborder Prosimii, but are now considered a paraphyletic group and not a clade.
Adjective
prosimian (not comparable)
Of or from the prosimian suborder of primates.
Source: Wiktionary
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(noun) the crease at the junction of the inner part of the thigh with the trunk together with the adjacent region and often including the external genitals
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