coprolite

noun

Definition of coprolitenext
as in dung

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Recent Examples of coprolite The size and shape of coprolites can also yield useful insights. — Ars Technica, 27 Nov. 2024 The coprolites contained the remains of fish, insects and plants, and sometimes other prey animals. — Katie Hunt, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024 As previously reported, coprolites aren't quite the same as paleofeces, which retain a lot of organic components that can be reconstituted and analyzed for chemical properties. — Ars Technica, 27 Nov. 2024 For the herbivores, however, especially in long-neck sauropods, their coprolites contained lots of tree ferns and charcoal. — Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 27 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for coprolite
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coprolite
  1. dung
  2. excrement
  3. poop
  4. ordure
  5. scat
  6. guano
  7. manure
  8. soil
Noun
  • Actions mattered more than words, and Nuwan’s were as repugnant as elephant dung.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 20 Feb. 2025
  • Here’s some of what the inspector found: About nine pieces of rodent dung in the lobby behind the drink station counter.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 28 Jan. 2025
Definition of dung
Noun
  • The bathtub and toilets were overflowing with human excrement, and authorities said the mother did not leave any toilet paper or personal hygiene products.
    — Megan Forrester, ABC News, 17 Feb. 2025
  • Finally, liquid bat guano and liquid earthworm castings (guano and castings are euphemisms for excrement) are also utilized for foliar fertilization.
    — Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 14 Feb. 2025
Definition of excrement
Noun
  • Seabirds transport nitrogen and phosphorus from the ocean to the land in their poop, increasing the density of plants on islands.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Wild birds that carry flu viruses in their guts and shed them in their poop are believed to be the main way H5N1 has been introduced onto farms.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN, 18 Feb. 2025
Definition of poop
Noun
  • The script was based on the 1979 French play and subsequent 1982 film Le père Noël est une ordure (Santa Claus Is a Stinker).
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 21 Dec. 2024
  • On the face of it, packing the ordure of millions into open-air mounds is a terrible approach to a more livable planet, particularly in a part of the world where scavengers don’t comb through them for every salable scrap.
    — Curbed, Curbed, 12 Aug. 2022
Definition of ordure
Noun
  • Despite recent concerns about an increase in cat consumption, the scientists found feline remnants in only about 4.5 percent of the scat samples.
    — Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 22 Jan. 2025
  • These congregation areas will often have many tracks and scat from coyotes and fox, but setting traps in these high traffic areas will only lead to conflict with the public and a rise in anti-trapping sentiment.
    — Skye Goode, Outdoor Life, 27 Feb. 2025
Definition of scat
Noun
  • Notably, using bat guano or bird droppings as fertilizer may contribute to the infection with Histoplasma capsulatum.
    — Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Two men have reportedly died after inhaling bat guano used to grow marijuana, raising concerns about the safety of natural bat guano and commercially available fertilizers.
    — Dario Sabaghi, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of guano
Noun
  • Consider tilling compost or composted manure into the planting bed.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2025
  • The composting bin contains some 250,000 red wiggler worms that feast on the manure of the animals and poultry that live on the farm, and decompose plant detritus, coffee grounds, and table scraps as well.
    — Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 8 Mar. 2025
Definition of manure
Noun
  • Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, a key Kremlin ally who allowed Russia to launch its invasion of Ukraine partially from Belarusian soil, is also in Moscow to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin.
    — Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
  • That would be decided later based on studies of possible locations, soil conditions, traffic, environmental constraints and other issues.
    — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of soil

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