English Explanatory Dictionary

scatology

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The scientific study or chemical analysis of faeces.
  2. A filthy epithet.
  3. Interest in or obsession with faeces or other excrement.
  4. Literature, humor, or pornography featuring excrement or excreting.

Word forms

scatology scatologies

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σκῶρ (skôr, “excrement”) + -ology.

Synonyms

coprology coprophilia

Related words

scatolia scatologia scatophilia

Derived words

bovine scatology scatological
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