coprology

American

[kuh-prol-uh-jee] / kəˈprɒl ə dʒi /

noun

scatology.

coprology British

/ kɒpˈrɒlədʒɪ /

noun

Also called: scatology. preoccupation with excrement

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Etymology

Origin of coprology

First recorded in 1855–60; copro- + -logy

Example Sentences

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William Buckland & The Noble Art of Coprology Freelance geologist dealing with quaternary outcrops interested in the history and the development of geological concepts through time.

From Scientific American

And learn this fundamental truth: The noble science of Geology is founded firmly in Coprology” P.B.

From Scientific American

Coprology, kop-rol′oj-i, n. the unclean in literature and art.

From Project Gutenberg

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