coprolitic

Variant of coprolite

coprolite definition

cop·ro·lite (käp′rō līt′, -rə-)

noun

fossilized excrement of animals

Etymology: copro- + -lite

Related Forms:

  • coprolitic cop′·ro·lit′ic (-lit′ik) adjective

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