merdivorous

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/mɜːˈdɪvəɹəs/

adjective

Dung-eating, coprophagous.

OriginLatin merda →
Scrabble 17
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Meanings

adjectivemerdivorous (comparative more merdivorous, superlative most merdivorous)

comparative more merdivorous · superlative most merdivorous

  1. Dung-eating, coprophagous.

Origin

  1. Latinmerda“excrement”
  2. Englishmerdivorous

From Latin merda (“excrement”) + -vorous.

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APA

merdivorous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/merdivorous

MLA

“merdivorous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/merdivorous. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “merdivorous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/merdivorous.

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