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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, nounWords nearby coprophagous
coproduct, coprolagnia, coprolalia, coprolite, coprology, coprophagous, coprophilia, coprophilous, coprophobia, coprosecutor, coprosma
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How to use coprophagous in a sentence
Biology of Stomoxys calcitrans and other coprophagous flies.
Handbook of Medical Entomology|William Albert RileyAgain: in the saprophaga the lignivorous tribes form more than half, and the coprophagous ones more than a third.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. IV (of 4)|William Kirby
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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