coprophagous

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US/kəˈprɑfəɡəs/

adjective

Feeding on excrement.

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scatophagousscatophagian
Scrabble 22

Meanings

adjectivecoprophagous (not comparable)
  1. not comparableFeeding on excrement.

    Hail the coprophagous and cannibalistic Long for the flesh, compelled to eat shit

    2024, “A Visceral Retch”, in Phil Bozeman (lyrics), Hymns in Dissonance (deathcore), performed by Whitechapel
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    In both civilized society as well as primitive communities coprophagous aphrodisiacs were in common use, urine, faeces of human beings and animals, fluids, intestinal organs.

    1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 186

    Synonyms: scatophagous, scatophagian

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveFeeding on excrement.

Similar
scatophagousscatophagian
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Catalan copròfag
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Estonian koprofaagne
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French coprophage
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German kotfressend
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Italian coprofago
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Portuguese coprófago
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Spanish coprófago
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Swedish koprofag
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