单词 | coprolite |
释义 | coprolite[ kop-ruh-lahyt ] / ˈkɒp rəˌlaɪt / nouna stony mass consisting of fossilized fecal matter of animals. Origin of coproliteFirst recorded in 1820–30; copro- + -lite OTHER WORDS FROM coprolitecop·ro·lit·ic [kop-ruh-lit-ik], /ˌkɒp rəˈlɪt ɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby coprolitecoprocessor, coproduce, coproduct, coprolagnia, coprolalia, coprolite, coprolith, coprology, coproma, coprophagous, coprophagy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for coprolitecoprolite / (ˈkɒprəˌlaɪt) / nounany of various rounded stony nodules thought to be the fossilized faeces of Palaeozic-Cenozoic vertebrates Derived forms of coprolitecoprolitic (ˌkɒprəˈlɪtɪk), adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for coprolitecoprolite [ kŏp′rə-līt′ ] Fossilized excrement. Analysis of the fossilized animal and plant remains within coprolites provides important information about the diet and environment of ancient biota. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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