fimicolous

[ fahy-mik-uh-luhs, fuh- ]

adjective

, Ecology.

1. of or relating to an organism that lives on or in animal excrement.

fimicolous

/ fɪˈmɪkələs /

adjective

1. biology (esp of fungi) growing in or on dung

Word History and Origins

Origin of fimicolous¹

1870–75; < Latin fim ( um ) dung + -i- + -colous

Word History and Origins

Origin of fimicolous¹

C19: from Latin fimus dung + colere to inhabit

Example Sentences

Amongst the Discomycetes, a limited number of the genus Peziza are fimicolous, but the allied genus Ascobolus, and its own immediate allies, include amongst its species a large majority that are found on dung.

From Project Gutenberg

If we take the number of species at sixty-four, there are only seven or eight which do not occur on dung, whilst fifty-six are fimicolous.

From Project Gutenberg