scatophagous

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Synonym of coprophagous: typified by consuming shit or other excrement.

Word forms

scatophagous more scatophagous most scatophagous

Etymology

From New Latin scatophagus, from Ancient Greek σκατοφάγος (skatophágos), from σκατο- (skato-, “shit”) and φάγος (phágos, “eating”), from φᾰγεῖν (phăgeîn, “to eat”) + -ος (-os, “-ous”, forming adjectives). Equivalent to scato- + -phagous.

Synonyms

Related words

scatophage scatophagian
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