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.
SCIUROMORPHA
Sciuromorpha, suborder Sciuromorpha
(noun) large more or less primitive rodents: squirrels; marmots; gophers; beavers; etc.
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Sci`u*ro*mor"pha, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. L. sciurus squirrel + Gr. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A tribe of rodents containing the squirrels and allied animals, such as the gophers, woodchucks, beavers, and others.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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