Julian Barnes, describing one failed effort as «a kind of cowpat,» wrote, «The paranoid explanation was that some key element of the recipe had been deliberately omitted, thus driving customers back to the restaurant for the authentic item.») (bonappetit.com)
To give their young a start in life, female dung beetles — which have much larger horns than males — make balls of dung, called brood balls, from cowpats and bury them underground. (newscientist.com)
For instance, the concentration is lowest in the rumen of cows (2.9 nanograms per kilogram), greater in cowpats (9 nanograms per kilogram) and greater still in manure (14 nanograms per kilogram). (newscientist.com)