silverbill (plural silverbills)
A kind of estrildid finch, most in genus Lonchura, some in Euodice.
Source: Wiktionary
Sil"ver*bill`, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: An Old World finch of the genus Minia, as the M. Malabarica of India, and M. cantans of Africa.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
