XIPHOSURAN

Etymology

Noun

xiphosuran (plural xiphosurans)

(zoology) Any member of the order Xiphosura, including horseshoe crabs.

Adjective

xiphosuran (not comparable)

(zoology) Of or pertaining to the order Xiphosura.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

13 March 2025

ACCURATE

(adjective) conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy; “an accurate reproduction”; “the accounting was accurate”; “accurate measurements”; “an accurate scale”


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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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