Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
RECURVIROSTER
Re*cur`vi*ros"ter (r*kr`v*rs"tr), n. Etym: [L. recurvus bent back + rostrum beack; cf. F. récurvirostre.] (Zool.)
Definition: A bird whose beak bends upward, as the avocet.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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