The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
ZYGODACTYLIC
Etymology
Adjective
zygodactylic (not comparable)
(zoology) yoke-footed; having the toes disposed in pairs. Applied to birds which have two toes before and two behind, as the parrot, cuckoo, woodpecker, etc.
Source: Wiktionary
Zyg`o*dac"ty*lic, Zyg`o*dac"tyl*ous, a. Etym: [Gr. zygodactyle.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: Yoke-footed; having the toes disposed in pairs; -- applied to birds which have two toes before and two behind, as the parrot, cuckoo, woodpecker, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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