copro-

American  

1. a combining form meaning “dung,” used in the formation of compound words.

   coprophagous.

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copro- British  

combining form

1. indicating dung or obscenity

   coprology

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Usage

What does copro- mean? Copro- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “dung,” “feces,” or “excrement.” That is, poop. It is used in technical terms, especially in biology, medicine, and psychiatry. Copro- comes from the Greek kópros, meaning “dung.”By extension, copro- can also indicate “obscenity” such as coprolalia, “excessive use of scatological language.” Scatological means “preoccupied with obscenity, especially in the form of references to excrement.” The combining form scato-, from another Greek root for “dung” (skôr), is used similarly to copro-. What are variants of copro-?When combined with words or word elements that begin with a vowel, copro- becomes copr-, as in copremesis.

Etymology

Origin of copro-

< Greek kopro-, combining form of kópros; cognate with Sanskrit śakrt