• (a.) Resembling the smell or taste of roast meat, or of corrupt animal matter. • (a.) Resembling the smell or taste of roast meat, or of corrupt animal matter.
Ni'dor·ous adjective [ Latin nidorosus steaming, reeking: confer French nidoreux . See Nidor .] Resembling the smell or taste of roast meat, or of corrupt animal matter. [ R.]