coprology

[kuh-prol-uh-jee]

noun

1. scatology.

coprology

/ kɒpˈrɒlədʒɪ /

noun

1. Also called: scatology. preoccupation with excrement

Word History and Origins

Origin of coprology¹

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

Example Sentences

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

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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.

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

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