coprophagous

[ kuh-prof-uh-guh s ]
/ kəˈprɒf ə gəs /

adjective

feeding on dung, as certain beetles.

Origin of coprophagous

First recorded in 1820–30; copro- + -phagous

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, noun

Words nearby coprophagous

coprolalia, coprolite, coprolith, coprology, coproma, coprophagous, coprophagy, coprophilia, coprophilic, coprophilous, coprophobia

British Dictionary definitions for coprophagy

coprophagous
/ (kɒˈprɒfəɡəs) /

adjective

(esp of certain beetles) feeding on dung

Derived forms of coprophagous

coprophagy, noun

Medical definitions for coprophagy

coprophagy
[ kŏ-prŏf′ə-jē ]

n.

scatophagy

Other words from coprophagy

cop•roph′a•gous (-gəs) adj.