In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
RHAMPHORHYNCHUS
Rham`pho*rhyn"chus, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Paleon.)
Definition: A genus of pterodactyls in which the elongated tail supported a leathery expansion at the tip.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PRESENTATION
(noun) (obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal; “Cesarean sections are sometimes the result of abnormal presentations”
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