fimicolus

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Latin

Etymology

fimus (“dung”) + colō (“I inhabit”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /fiˈmi.ko.lus/,
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /fiˈmi.ko.lus/,

Adjective

fimicolus (feminine fimicola, neuter fimicolum); first/second-declension adjective

dung-dwelling, fimicolous

Usage notes

Used almost exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus not normally in inflected forms other than the nominative singular.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular				plural
nominative	fimicolus	fimicola	fimicolum		fimicolī	fimicolae	fimicola
genitive	fimicolī	fimicolae	fimicolī		fimicolōrum	fimicolārum	fimicolōrum
dative	fimicolō	fimicolae	fimicolō		fimicolīs
accusative	fimicolum	fimicolam	fimicolum		fimicolōs	fimicolās	fimicola
ablative	fimicolō	fimicolā	fimicolō		fimicolīs
vocative	fimicole	fimicola	fimicolum		fimicolī	fimicolae	fimicola

Related terms

fimicola

Descendants

English: fimicolous
Spanish: fimícolo

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