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cop⋅ro⋅lite

[kop-ruh-lahyt]
–noun
a stony mass consisting of fossilized fecal matter of animals.

Origin:
1820–30; copro- + -lite


cop⋅ro⋅lit⋅ic [kop-ruh-lit-ik] , adjective
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cop·ro·lite   (kŏp'rə-līt')   
n.  Fossilized excrement.
cop'ro·lit'ic (-lĭt'ĭk) adj.
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