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Meaning of "stercoricolous" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD STERCORICOLOUS

From Latin stercus dung + colere to live.
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PRONUNCIATION OF STERCORICOLOUS

stercoricolous  [ˌstɜːkəˈrɪkələs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STERCORICOLOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Stercoricolous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES STERCORICOLOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of stercoricolous in the English dictionary

The definition of stercoricolous in the dictionary is living in dung.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH STERCORICOLOUS


calcicolous
kælˈsɪkələs
caulicolous
kɔːˈlɪkələs
corticolous
kɔːˈtɪkələs
fimicolous
fɪˈmɪkələs
lapidicolous
ˌlæpɪˈdɪkələs
lignicolous
lɪɡˈnɪkələs
limicolous
laɪˈmɪkələs
monticolous
mɒnˈtɪkələs
Nicholas
ˈnɪkələs
nickelous
ˈnɪkələs
paludicolous
ˌpæljʊˈdɪkələs
piscicolous
pɪˈsɪkələs
radicicolous
ˌrædɪˈsɪkələs
rupicolous
ruːˈpɪkələs
saxicolous
sækˈsɪkələs
silicicolous
ˌsɪlɪˈsɪkələs
sphagnicolous
sfæɡˈnɪkələs
spongicolous
spʌnˈdʒɪkələs
terricolous
tɛˈrɪkələs
tubicolous
tjuːˈbɪkələs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STERCORICOLOUS

steradian
stercoraceous
stercoral
stercoranism
stercoranist
stercorarious
stercorary
stercorate
sterculia
sterculiaceous
stere
stereo
stereo effect
stereo sound
stereo system
stereoacuity
stereobate
stereobatic
stereoblind
stereocard

WORDS THAT END LIKE STERCORICOLOUS

ametabolous
amphibolous
arenicolous
cavernicolous
collembolous
fabulous
frivolous
graminicolous
hemimetabolous
holometabolous
jealous
luteolous
nidicolous
nonfrivolous
ridiculous
sciolous
subdolous
unfrivolous
variolous
viticolous

Synonyms and antonyms of stercoricolous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «stercoricolous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STERCORICOLOUS

Find out the translation of stercoricolous to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of stercoricolous from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «stercoricolous» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

stercoricolous
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

stercoricolous
570 millions of speakers

English

stercoricolous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

stercoricolous
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

stercoricolous
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

stercoricolous
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

stercoricolous
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

stercoricolous
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

stercoricolous
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Stercoricolous
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

stercoricolous
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

stercoricolous
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

stercoricolous
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Stercoricolous
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

stercoricolous
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சாணத்தில் வாழ்கிற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तेजस्वी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

stercoricolous
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

stercoricolous
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

stercoricolous
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

stercoricolous
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

stercoricolous
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

stercoricolous
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

stercoricolous
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

stercoricolous
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

stercoricolous
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of stercoricolous

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STERCORICOLOUS»

The term «stercoricolous» is used very little and occupies the 171.419 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about stercoricolous

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STERCORICOLOUS»

Discover the use of stercoricolous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to stercoricolous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Occultus Liber: A Novel by Neil Baker
For as stercoricolous monsters come, so must stercoricolous monsters go. Was it not demonstrated here to be so? Such a time to get philosophical, Cyclops thought. It was as though the Cyclops had somehow fallen into a sudden parashah ...
Neil Baker, 2014
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The Biology of the Muscidae of the World
Biology. The Brontaeini are primarily stercoricolous in the larval stage, whilst the Phaoniini include humicoles, lignicoles and herbicoles. Dung is not often utilised by larvae of the Phaoniini, except in a casual way by many which are essentially  ...
Peter Skidmore, 1985
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Travaux du Muséum d'histoire naturelle "Grigore Antipa"
... mycetophilous species: Gyrophaena hanseni, Atheta crassicornis, Oxyporus ruf us; - coprophilous, stercoricolous species collected from the cow dung: Nehemitropia lividipennis, Anotylus sculpturatus, A. tetracarinatus, Oxytelus migrator, ...
Muzeul de Istorie Naturalǎ "Grigore Antipa", 2008
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The Beetle Leg: Novel
In the old days Thegna had fired upon thieving Indians, shot her rifle on the fourth of July and, unarmed, stormed once to the reservation to organize a convention of stercoricolous squaws. She was the first to order a crystal set and the last to ...
John Hawkes, 1951
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Roget's Descriptive Word Finder
... spelean stercoricolous: living in dung terricolous: dwelling on the ground; terrestrial trabeated: with horizontal beams □»□ 178 □*+□
Barbara Kipfer, 2003
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A Dictionary of Entomology
... members transmitted via contact with faeces of insect vectors to a mammalian host. Cf. Salivarian Trypanosome. STERCORAL Adj. (Latin, stercus I dung) Relating or pertaining to excrement. STERCORICOLOUS Adj. (Latin, stercus I dung ...
‎2011
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Preserving the Hunger: An Isaac Rosenfeld Reader
Picture him in his stocking feet, with several toes protruding from a hole; alone in his room, in the dark, among the litter and detritus of months, stercoricolous, hyenoid, a joy-popper. His whole body is tense with listening, but he hears only the ...
Isaac Rosenfeld, Mark Shechner, 1988
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The Big Chunk of Ice
“Oh, it's stercoricolous!” said Mortimer. But, Henry, in his quiet way, stopped the professor in mid-stride and pulled him aside, where they held a whispered conversation. The professor kept nodding his head. “Okay!” he said, clapping his hands.
Bertrand R. Brinley, 1980
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SO MUCH WATER, SO LITTLE WOOD
In my innocence I never dreamt that scientifically they merit a real jawbreaker to describe them—stercoricolous, no less—otherwise, I would have had a great deal more respect for them. (These dung roller beetles are smart, and snobbish, The ...
DANIEL J. Theron M.A.,Th.Ph.D., 2014
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Origins: A Short Etymological Dictionary of Modern English
... stercor(a)emia (cf haema); stercoricolous, dunginhabiting, ascertain insects. stere(o): Gr stere(o), c/fof stereos,hard, solid, akinto ON storr, proud, Skt sthiráš, strong, andE STARE. Exx: stereagnosis=stere(o)+Gr privativeprefixa, not+gnōsis  ...
Eric Partridge, 2006

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STERCORICOLOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term stercoricolous is used in the context of the following news items.
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Why the Supreme Court Is Likely to Rule for Gay Marriage
Your attitude has commendable elements; however, the remainder of your letter suggests literary stercoricolous. KatherineKostreva 5pts. This thread is ... «TIME, Mar 13»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Stercoricolous [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/stercoricolous>. Apr 2024 ».
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