stercophagic

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adjective

Dung-eating.

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coprophagicstercophagous
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Meanings

adjectivestercophagic (comparative more stercophagic, superlative most stercophagic)

comparative more stercophagic · superlative most stercophagic

  1. Dung-eating.

    At all events, the sarcophagic and stercophagic insects are attracted to their food chiefly, if not entirely, by odour.

    1923, Dan McKenzie, “Sense of Olfaction in Lower Animals”, in Aromatics and the Soul: A Study of Smells, William Heinemann (Medical Books), Ltd., pages 28–29

    Synonyms: coprophagic, stercophagous

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveDung-eating.

Similar
coprophagicstercophagous
Also see
coprophagicsarcophagicstercophagous

Origin

From sterco- + -phagic.

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APA

stercophagic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stercophagic

MLA

“stercophagic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stercophagic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stercophagic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stercophagic.

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