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Pellet vs Coprogenous - What's the difference?

pellet | coprogenous |

As a noun pellet

is a small, compressed, hard chunk of matter.

As a verb pellet

is to form into pellets.

As an adjective coprogenous is

(label) describing an organic soil formed mainly from sedimentary peat containing small fecal pellets.

pellet

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A small, compressed, hard chunk of matter.
    • a pellet of wood, paper, or ore
  • A lead projectile used as ammunition in rifled air guns.
  • Compressed byproduct of digestion regurgitated by owls. Serves as a waste disposal mechanism for indigestible parts of food, such as fur and bones.
  • (heraldiccharge) A roundel sable (black circular spot; also called ogress).

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To form into pellets
  • To strike with pellets

    • Synonyms

    *(to form into pellets) pelletize ----

    coprogenous

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (label) Describing an organic soil formed mainly from sedimentary peat containing small fecal pellets