Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
SCIURINE
Etymology
Adjective
sciurine (not comparable)
Pertaining to or characteristic of squirrels.
Synonyms
• (characteristic of squirrels): squirrellike
Noun
sciurine (plural sciurines)
A member of the squirrel subfamily of Sciurinae.
Hypernyms
• sciurid
Anagrams
• incisure
Source: Wiktionary
Sci"u*rine, a. Etym: [Cf. F. sciurien. See Sciurus.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to the Squirrel family.
– n.
Definition: A rodent of the Squirrel family.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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