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 • Mar. 12, 2014

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

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

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