There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.
THREADFISH
threadfish, thread-fish, Alectis ciliaris
(noun) fish having greatly elongated front rays on dorsal and anal fins
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Thread"fish`, n. (Zoöl.) (a) The cutlass fish. (b) A carangoid fish (Caranx gallus, or C. crinitus) having the anterior rays of the soft dorsal and anal fins prolonged in the form of long threads.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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