Meanings
adjectivefimicolous (not comparable)
- not comparableInhabiting dung.
Only seven or eight […] do not occur on dung, whilst fifty-six are fimicolous.
1874, Mordecai Cubitt Cooke, Fungi: Their Nature, Influence, and Uses, 1st edition, published 1875, page 2451 more example
Since Ahmed & Cain (1972) one more fimicolous Sporormiella with 8-celled spores has been described (S. tomilinii).
2007, Francesco Doveri, Fungi Fimicoli Italici: A Guide to the Recognition of Basidiomycetes and Ascomycetes Living on Faecal Material, Associazione Micologica Bresadola, page 674Synonyms: coprophilous
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveInhabiting dung.
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Origin
- Latinfimicolus“dung-dwelling”
- Englishfimicolous
An adaptation of the Latin fimicolus (“dung-dwelling”).
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Italian fimicolo
- fimicoloinhabiting dung
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