There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.
TECTIBRANCHIATE
Etymology
Adjective
tectibranchiate (not comparable)
(zoology) Having the gills covered by the mantle; of or relating to the Tectibranchiata.
Noun
tectibranchiate (plural tectibranchiates)
Any tectibranchiate mollusk.
Source: Wiktionary
Tec`ti*bran"chi*ate, a. Etym: [L. tectus (p.p. of tegere to cover) + E. branchiate.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: Having the gills covered by the mantle; of or pertaining to the Tectibranchiata.
– n.
Definition: A tectibranchiate mollusk.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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