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.
SPHINGID
hawkmoth, hawk moth, sphingid, sphinx moth, hummingbird moth
(noun) any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
sphingid (plural sphingids)
(entomology) Any of many hawk moths of the family Sphingidae
Adjective
sphingid (comparative more sphingid, superlative most sphingid)
Of or pertaining to these moths.
Source: Wiktionary
Sphin"gid, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A sphinx.
Sphin"gid, a.
Definition: Of or pertaining to a sphinx, or the family Sphingidæ.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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