Coffee is the second largest traded commodity in the world, next to crude oil. It’s also one of the oldest commodities, with over 2.25 billion cups of coffee consumed worldwide daily.
VIBRISSAE
VIBRISSA
whisker, vibrissa, sensory hair
(noun) a long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
vibrissae
plural of vibrissa
Source: Wiktionary
VIBRISSA
Vi*bris"sa, n.; pl. Vibrissæ. Etym: [L. vibrissae, pl., the hairs in the nostrils of man, fr. vibrare to vibrate; -- so called because touching them tickles a person, and causes him to shake his head.]
1. (Anat.)
Definition: One of the specialized or tactile hairs which grow about the nostrils, or on other parts of the face, in many animals, as the so- called whiskers of the cat, and the hairs of the nostrils of man.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The bristlelike feathers near the mouth of many birds.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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FATIGUE
(noun) (always used with a modifier) boredom resulting from overexposure to something; “he was suffering from museum fatigue”; “after watching TV with her husband she had a bad case of football fatigue”; “the American public is experiencing scandal fatigue”; “political fatigue”
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