TAXASPIDEAN

Tax`as*pid"e*an, a. Etym: [Gr. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Having the posterior tarsal scales, or scutella, rectangular and arranged in regular rows; -- said of certain birds.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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18 November 2024

AWRY

(adjective) not functioning properly; “something is amiss”; “has gone completely haywire”; “something is wrong with the engine”


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Coffee Trivia

The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.

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