| 单词 | fimicolous |
| 释义 | fimicolous in British English (fɪˈmɪkələs) adjective biology (esp of fungi) growing in or on dung Word origin C19: from Latin fimus dung + colere to inhabitfimicolous in American English (faiˈmɪkələs, fə-) adjective Ecology of or pertaining to an organism that lives on or in animal excrement Word origin [1870–75; ‹ L fim(um) dung + -i- + -colous]This word is first recorded in the period 1870–75. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Mafia, giveaway, linkage, onshore, upgrade-i- is the typical ending of the first element of compounds of Latin words, as -o- is of Greek words, but often used in English with a first element of any origin,if the second element is of Latin origin. Other words that use the affix -i- include: Frenchify, cuneiform |
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