- stercoricolous
- stercoricolous [stʉr΄kə rik′ə ləs]adj.[< L stercus (see STERCORACEOUS) + -COLOUS]Biol. living in dung: said of certain insects
English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.
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stercoricolous — [stʉr΄kə rik′ə ləs] adj. 〚< L stercus (see STERCORACEOUS) + COLOUS〛 Biol. living in dung: said of certain insects * * * … Universalium
stercoricolous — adjective Inhabiting deposits of excrement … Wiktionary
stercoricolous — ster·co·ric·o·lous … English syllables
stercoricolous — Living in dung … Grandiloquent dictionary
stercoricolous — | ̷ ̷kə|rikələs adjective Etymology: Latin stercor , stercus excrement + English i + colous : living in dung … Useful english dictionary
stercoraceous — a. pertaining to dung. ♦ stercoral, ♦ stercorous, a. ♦ stercorary, n. place for dung. ♦ stercoricolous, a. living in dung … Dictionary of difficult words
