Etymology

stercolith

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Today it means: fecolith Full definition →

Latin stercus
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  1. Latin · derived fromstercus“dung”
  2. English todaystercolith

From Latin stercus (“dung”) + -lith.

Words from the same roots

Latinstercus all →

stercobilinstercorinstercoritestercoromastercorousstercovorousSterquilinus

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