Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
ZYGODACTYLOUS
Etymology
Adjective
zygodactylous (not comparable)
(ornithology) Having two toes pointing forward, and two toes pointing backward.
Synonyms
• zygodactyl
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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