coprolite
/ˈkɒprəˌlaɪt/US/ˈkɑprəˌlaɪt/
coprolite noun: a fossil consisting of petrified dung.
Noun
coprolite (plural coprolites)
- A fossil consisting of petrified dung.
- This coprolite (the technical term for palaeo-poo) has yielded much to modern scrutiny. First, it is completely devoid of plant matter, including the corn and other plants that the Anasazi Pueblo people of the region lived on.2000 September 7, Henry Gee, “Eating people - is it bad taste?”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 09 May 2014
- Almost inevitably, he became the leading authority on coprolites – fossilized faeces – and had a table made entirely out of his collection of specimens.2003, Bill Bryson, A Short History of Nearly Everything
coprolite meaning in Tamil
coprolite in Tamil
- காப்ராலைட், கொப்பிரலைற்று
Forms of coprolite
| plural | coprolites |
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Origin of coprolite
From copro- + -lite.
Words formed from coprolite
Questions about coprolite
- What does coprolite mean?
- Coprolite means a fossil consisting of petrified dung.
- What is coprolite in Tamil?
- Coprolite in Tamil is காப்ராலைட், கொப்பிரலைற்று. See Coprolite meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is coprolite?
- Coprolite is a noun.
- How do you pronounce coprolite?
- Coprolite is pronounced /ˈkɒprəˌlaɪt/ (UK).
- What is the plural of coprolite?
- The plural of coprolite is coprolites.
Words near coprolite in the dictionary
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