coprolite

English

A coprolite

Etymology

From copro- + -lite.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈkɒpɹə(ʊ)lʌɪt/

Noun

coprolite (plural coprolites)

1. A fossil consisting of petrified dung.
   • 2003, Bill Bryson, A Short History of Nearly Everything:

     Almost inevitably, he became the leading authority on coprolites – fossilized faeces – and had a table made entirely out of his collection of specimens.

Translations

fossilized excrement

German: Koprolith (de) m., Kotstein (de) m., Darmstein (de) m., fossilierte Exkremente (de) n. pl.

Volapük: jiedotaston (vo)

See also

• Coprolite on Wikipedia.Wikipedia