coprophilia

[ kop-ruh-fil-ee-uh ]

nounPsychiatry.
  1. an obsessive interest in feces.

Origin of coprophilia

1
First recorded in 1930–35; copro- + -philia

Other words from coprophilia

  • cop·ro·phil·i·ac, noun
  • cop·ro·phil·ic, adjective
  • co·proph·i·lism [kuh-prof-uh-liz-uhm], /kəˈprɒf əˌlɪz əm/, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for coprophilia

coprophilia

/ (ˌkɒprəʊˈfɪlɪə) /


noun
  1. an abnormal interest in faeces and their evacuation

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