snottite
snot·tite
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Snottit
A colony of single-celled extremophilic bacteria that hangs in a sheet from the…A colony of single-celled extremophilic bacteria that hangs in a sheet (having the consistency of snot or nasal mucus) from the ceilings of some caves like stalactites.
UK/ˈsnɒtaɪt/US/ˈsnɑtaɪt/
Meaning
1 sensesA colony of single-celled extremophilic bacteria that hangs in a sheet (having the consistency of snot or nasal mucus) from the ceilings of some caves like stalactites.
Snottit
Translations
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By meaning 1
colony of bacteria that hangs in a sheet from the ceilings of some caves:
Origin
Blend of snot (“mucus, especially nasal mucus”) + stalactite, possibly coined by James A.Blend of snot (“mucus, especially nasal mucus”) + stalactite, possibly coined by James A. Pisarowicz in unpublished field notes of an exploration of the Villa Luz Cave in Tabasco, Mexico, in 1988.
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