coprophagous

[ kuh-prof-uh-guhs ]

/ kəˈprɒf ə gəs /

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adjective

feeding on dung, as certain beetles.

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Origin of coprophagous

First recorded in 1820–30; copro- + -phagous

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, noun

Words 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 Riley
Again: 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, noun

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