The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
SQUIRRELFISH
squirrelfish
(noun) very small, brightly colored (especially red) nocturnal fishes of shallow waters or tropical reefs; they make sounds like a squirrel’s bark
pinfish, sailor's-choice, squirrelfish, Lagodon rhomboides
(noun) similar to sea bream; small spiny-finned fish found in bays along the southeastern coast of the United States
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
squirrelfish (plural squirrelfishes or squirrelfish)
Any member of the subfamily Holocentrinae of the family Holocentridae of ray-finned fish.
Source: Wiktionary
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PROSODIC
(adjective) of or relating to the rhythmic aspect of language or to the suprasegmental phonemes of pitch and stress and juncture and nasalization and voicing
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