Fimicolous

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /fɪˈmɪkÉ™lÉ™s/

Origin

An adaptation of the Latin fimicolus ("dung-dwelling").

Full definition of fimicolous

Adjective

1. inhabit dung.
• 1874, Mordecai Cubitt Cooke, Fungi: Their Nature, Influence, and Uses (first edition, 1875), page 245:Only seven or eight…do not occur on dung, whilst fifty-six are fimicolous.
• 1996, C.-H. Chung and C.-H. Liu, “More Fimicolous Myxomycetes from Taiwan” in Taiwania XLI, pages 259–264, paper title
• 2007, Francesco Doveri, Fungi Fimicoli Italici: A Guide to the Recognition of Basidiomycetes and Ascomycetes Living on Faecal Material, Associazione Micologica Bresadola, page 674:Since Ahmed &

Related terms

Synonyms

• (inhabiting dung) coprophilous