fimicolous
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prettygoodwordfimicolous (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.
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.
