coprophagous
[ kuh-prof-uh-guh s ]
/ kəˈprɒf ə gəs /
adjective
feeding on dung, as certain beetles.
OTHER WORDS FROM coprophagous
cop·ro·pha·gi·a [kop-ruh-fey-jee-uh, -juh] /ˌkɒp rəˈfeɪ dʒi ə, -dʒə/, noun cop·roph·a·gist [kuh-prof-uh-jist] /kəˈprɒf ə dʒɪst/, noun cop·roph·a·gy, nounWords nearby coprophagous
coprolalia,
coprolite,
coprolith,
coprology,
coproma,
coprophagous,
coprophagy,
coprophilia,
coprophilic,
coprophilous,
coprophobia
Example sentences from the Web for coprophagous
Biology of Stomoxys calcitrans and other coprophagous flies.
Handbook of Medical Entomology |William Albert RileyAgain: in the saprophaga the lignivorous tribes form more than half, and the coprophagous ones more than a third.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. IV (of 4) |William Kirby
British Dictionary definitions for coprophagous
coprophagous
/ (kɒˈprɒfəɡəs) /
adjective
(esp of certain beetles) feeding on dung