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stercoraceous

/stur-kuh-rey-shuhs/US // ˌstɜr kəˈreɪ ʃəs //UK // (ˌstɜːkəˈreɪʃəs) //

有鳞的,有鳞片的,有角质的,有鳞片

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    Physiology.

    • : consisting of, resembling, or pertaining to dung or feces.

Examples

  • The stools were mucous, not stercoraceous, and with traces of blood.

  • At times the horse laughter is even slightly flavored with the stercoraceous smell of the stable.

  • But the dwarf undertaker does not on that account scorn stercoraceous fare: he feasts upon it like the other Onthophagi.