According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee shop is the Al Masaa Café, which has 1,050 seats. The coffee shop was inaugurated in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 13 August 2014.
SCOLOPENDRA
Etymology
Noun
scolopendra (plural scolopendras)
(obsolete) A mythical sea-creature, reputed to be able to disgorge its bowels to dislodge any fishing-hook.
A centipede of the genus Scolopendra.
Source: Wiktionary
Scol`o*pen"dra, n. Etym: [L., a kind of multiped, fr. Gr.
1. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A genus of venomous myriapods including the centipeds. See Centiped.
2. A sea fish. [R.] Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) an intellectual hold or understanding; “a good grip on French history”; “they kept a firm grip on the two top priorities”; “he was in the grip of a powerful emotion”; “a terrible power had her in its grasp”
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