SUPERFLY

Etymology 1

From the character in the blaxploitation film Super Fly (1972).

Noun

superfly (plural superflies)

An ostentatious, self-confident person, especially a black drug dealer.

Etymology 2

Noun

superfly (plural superflies)

A fly (insect) with remarkable properties, such as resistance to insecticide.

Source: Wiktionary



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(adverb) involving the use of histology or histological techniques; “histologically identifiable structures”


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Coffee Trivia

The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.

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