There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.
SLOWWORM
blindworm, slowworm, Anguis fragilis
(noun) small burrowing legless European lizard with tiny eyes; popularly believed to be blind
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
slowworm (plural slowworms)
A small Old World lizard, Anguis fragilis, often mistaken for a snake, having no legs and small eyes.
Synonym: blindworm
Hypernym: lizard
Source: Wiktionary
Slow"worm`, n. Etym: [AS. slawyrm; the first part is probably akin to sleán to strike, the reptile being supposed to be very poisonous. See Slay, v. t., and Worm.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A lecertilian reptile; the blindworm.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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