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coprophagous
[ kuh-prof-uh-guhs ]
adjective
- feeding on dung, as certain beetles.
coprophagous
/ kɒˈprɒfəɡəs /
adjective
- (esp of certain beetles) feeding on dung
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Derived Forms
- copˈrophagy, noun
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Other Words From
- cop·ro·pha·gi·a [kop-r, uh, -, fey, -jee-, uh, -j, uh], noun
- cop·roph·a·gist [k, uh, -, prof, -, uh, -jist], noun
- cop·ropha·gy noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of coprophagous1
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Example Sentences
Biology of Stomoxys calcitrans and other coprophagous flies.
From Project Gutenberg
Again: in the saprophaga the lignivorous tribes form more than half, and the coprophagous ones more than a third.
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