coprophagous
[ kuh-prof-uh-guhs ]
/ kəˈprɒf ə gəs /
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adjective
feeding on dung, as certain beetles.
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OTHER WORDS FROM coprophagous
cop·ro·pha·gi·a [kop-ruh-fey-jee-uh, -juh], /ˌkɒp rəˈfeɪ dʒi ə, -dʒə/, nouncop·roph·a·gist [kuh-prof-uh-jist], /kəˈprɒf ə dʒɪst/, nouncop·roph·a·gy, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
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How to use coprophagous in a sentence
We regard them as almost insane, fortified in that belief by the undoubted fact that coprophagia is not uncommon among the insane.
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 5 (of 6)|Havelock Ellis
British Dictionary definitions for coprophagous
coprophagous
/ (kɒˈprɒfəɡəs) /
adjective
(esp of certain beetles) feeding on dung
Derived forms of coprophagous
coprophagy, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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