Coprolith

/ˈkoʊproʊlɪθ/ noun

Definition

Another word for coprolite; a stone or rock-hard mass of fossilized feces found in geological strata.

Etymology

From Greek 'kopros' (feces) + 'lithos' (stone). A less common synonym for coprolite, appearing in older geological texts with essentially the same scientific meaning.

Kelly Says

The existence of two nearly-identical words—coprolite and coprolith—shows how 19th-century scientists loved coining Greek-based terms without always coordinating. It's the paleontological equivalent of having both 'phone' and 'telephone' in English!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አምጥ
am-t
ARالعربية
حجر البراز
ḥajar al-baraz
BNবাংলা
মল-পাথর
mal-pathor
CACatalà
coprolit
ko-proh-lit
CSČeština
koprolit
ko-proh-lit
DADansk
coprolit
ko-proh-lit
DEDeutsch
Coprolit
ko-proh-lit
ELΕλληνικά
κοπρόλιθος
ko-proh-lithos
ESEspañol
coprolito
ko-proh-lee-toh
FAفارسی
کُپُرلیت
ko-po-rlit
FISuomi
koprolit
ko-proh-lit
FRFrançais
coprolite
ko-proh-leet
GUGU
મળપથ્થર
mal-paththar
HAHA
coprolit
ko-proh-lit
HEעברית
כֶּלֶב
k'lev
HIहिन्दी
मल-पत्थर
mal-patthar
HUMagyar
koprolit
ko-proh-lit
IDBahasa Indonesia
coprolit
ko-proh-lit
IGIG
akụkụ
a-ku-ku
ITItaliano
coprolite
ko-proh-lee-teh
JA日本語
糞石
fun-seki
KKKK
копролит
ko-pro-lit
KMKM
ការ
kaar
KO한국어
분석
bun-seok
MRMR
मलपत्थर
mal-paththar
MSBahasa Melayu
coprolit
ko-proh-lit
MYမြန်မာ
ကျောက်
kyaw-k
NLNederlands
coproliet
ko-proh-liet
NONorsk
coprolit
ko-proh-lit
PAPA
ਮਲ-પੱਥਰ
mal-paththar
PLPolski
koprolit
ko-proh-lit
PTPortuguês
coprolito
ko-proh-lee-toh
RORomână
coprolit
ko-proh-lit
RUРусский
копролит
ko-pro-lit
SVSvenska
coprolit
ko-proh-lit
SWKiswahili
coprolit
ko-proh-lit
TAதமிழ்
வண்டல் கல்
vanthal kal
TEతెలుగు
వెటకొండ
vet-kon-da
THไทย
หินปัสสาวะ
hin-pa-sa-wa
TLTL
coprolit
ko-proh-lit
TRTürkçe
koprolit
ko-proh-lit
UKУкраїнська
копроліт
ko-pro-lit
URاردو
گندھ
gandh
VITiếng Việt
đá phân
da-phan
YOYO
coprolit
ko-proh-lit
ZH中文
粪石
fèn shí
ZUZU
coprolit
ko-proh-lit

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