STONEFISH

stonefish, Synanceja verrucosa

(noun) venomous tropical marine fish resembling a piece of rock

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

stonefish (plural stonefishes or stonefish)

A venomous tropical marine fish resembling a piece of rock, of the genus Synanceia, found in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean

Source: Wiktionary



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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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