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coprolite

noun

Definition of coprolite

as in dung

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Recent Examples of coprolite The team also tracked down a second upland moa coprolite that was housed in a museum. — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Jan. 2025 The size and shape of coprolites can also yield useful insights. — Ars Technica, 27 Nov. 2024 The coprolites contained the remains of fish, insects and plants, and sometimes other prey animals. — Katie Hunt, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024 Certain foodstuffs in the coprolites were surprisingly undigested. — Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 27 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for coprolite

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Noun

During the first re-inspection, the inspector saw about 10 pieces of rodent dung under the air-conditioning unit, seven in the hallway by the back door and three under storage by the hallway bathroom.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026
In southern India, for example, villagers are allowing – and even paying – herders to use their land in exchange for dung, the natural fertilizer that farmers need to produce higher-value organic crops.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of dung

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Now the researchers working along SR 62 plan to go a step further by analyzing the location and DNA of dozens of poop samples for each species, before the crossings are built and after.

— Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
The airline can provide treats, blankets, toys, leashes, poop bags, and calming aids like pheromones, music, and lavender-scented towels.

— Sarah Kuta, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of poop

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On the face of it, packing the ordure of millions into open-air mounds is a terrible approach to a more livable planet, particularly in a part of the world where scavengers don’t comb through them for every salable scrap.

— Curbed, Curbed, 12 Aug. 2022
My group first watched a video, which explained that the plant’s effluent would be released into the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, a thirty-mile-long waterway built in the late nineteenth century to rid the city of its ordure.

— Elizabeth Kolbert, The New York Review of Books, 9 Feb. 2022

Definition of ordure

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Whisper, another rescue dog with Rogue Detection Teams, rolled around enthusiastically with her rope toy in the courtyard after successfully identifying some scat.

— Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
Sproles was a classic scat-back who had more catches than carries in three years in New Orleans.

— Luca Evans, Denver Post, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of scat

Noun

Coral reefs near seabird colonies are generally healthier, thanks to the nutrients that birds deposit in their guano.

— Lauren Sommer, NPR, 13 Oct. 2026
The pink tint of the guano reveals the balance of krill and fish in the penguins’ diet, allowing scientists to monitor the remote colonies and observe how the decline of Antarctic sea ice is altering the region’s food web.

— J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of guano

Noun

The Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) says manure runoff from Kilby Farm on Firetower Road in Colora caused a massive fish kill in Basin Run, killing nearly 11,000 fish across 25 species.

— Tara Lynch, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
The report also noted that 40 percent of participating farmers reduced their synthetic pesticide active ingredient use per hectare last year, with 34 percent reporting usage of organic fertilizers such as manure.

— Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026

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