fimicolous

[prettygoodword]

fimicolous (feye-MIK-uh-luhs or fi-MIK-uh-luhs) - adj., growing in or on animal excrement.


Used mostly in biology, and applies mostly to certain fungi -- but I can think of a few beetles that apply. Coined in the early 1870s from Latin roots, fimus, dung + colere, to inhabit. Cognates exists in several European languages.

I think I should make "Yes, there's a word for it" the official slogan of this feature.

---L.

Comments

[spacedlaw.livejournal.com]

So now instead of saying that something is a load of crap we could say it is fimicolous. Excellent.

[prettygoodword.livejournal.com]

Well, the crap itself isn't fimicolous -- the stuff that's habitually covered in crap, though ...

---L.