Costermonger Costermonger Costermonger, coster, or costard is a street seller of fruit and vegetables, in London and other British towns. The term is derived from the words "costard" (a now extinct medieval variety of large, ribbed apple) and "monger" (seller), and later came to be used to describe hawkers in general. Some historians have pointed out that a hierarchy existed within the costermonger class and that while costermongers sold from a handcart or animal-drawn cart, mere hawkers carried their wares in a basket. Costermongers met a need for rapid food distribution from the wholesale markets (e.g., in London; Smithfield for meat,
Azagnyi fruit bat decline. Azagnyi fruit bat The Azagnyi fruit bat ("Megaloglossus azagnyi"), also called the western Woermann’s fruit bat, is a species of megabat found in Africa. It was described as a new species in 2012. Its description was the result of a taxonomic split of the Woermann's bat, which was previously the monotypic representative of the genus "Megaloglossus". Its species name ""azagnyi"" is derived from Azagny National Park in Ivory Coast. Azagny National Park is the type locality for the species. It is a relatively small frugivorous bat species, weighing . Its forearm length is . Its fur is uniformly dark