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.
SUCTORIAL
suctorial
(adjective) adapted for sucking or clinging by suction
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
suctorial (not comparable)
(zoology) Adapted for sucking; living by sucking.
(zoology) Capable of adhering by suction.
Synonyms
• suctorious
Anagrams
• ocularist, rusticola
Source: Wiktionary
Suc*to"ri*al, a. Etym: [L. sugere, suctum, to suck.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Adapted for sucking; living by sucking; as, the humming birds are suctorial birds.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Capable of adhering by suction; as, the suctorial fishes.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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