You can overdose on coffee if you drink about 30 cups in a brief period to get close to a lethal dosage of caffeine.
SCUTIPED
Scu"ti*ped, a. Etym: [L. scutum a shield + pes, pedis, a foot: cf. F. scutipède.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: Having the anterior surface of the tarsus covered with scutella, or transverse scales, in the form of incomplete bands terminating at a groove on each side; -- said of certain birds.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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