noun
Rare, old-fashioned word for a meteorite; the common modern term is 隕石 (いんせき). The kanji 星屎 literally means 'star excrement'.
See also: 隕石
古い文献には「星屎」という言葉が隕石の意味で出てくることがある。
In old documents, the word 星屎 sometimes appears meaning meteorite.
The standard modern word for meteorite. 星屎 is a rare, archaic synonym.
Compound of 星 (ほし, 'star') and 屎 (くそ, 'excrement'), literally 'star excrement'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning 'meteorite'.