"coprophile" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: coprophiles [plural]
Etymology: From copro- (“dung”) + -phile (“loving”). Etymology templates: {{confix|en|copro|phile|gloss1=dung|gloss2=loving}} copro- (“dung”) + -phile (“loving”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} coprophile (plural coprophiles)
  1. Alternative spelling of coprophil Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: coprophil
    Sense id: en-coprophile-en-noun-PBMusuS0
  2. A feces-loving organism.
    Sense id: en-coprophile-en-noun-gffRn3g5
  3. (ecology) An organism (typically microorganisms and fungi) living off or growing in dung or other fecal matter. Categories (topical): Ecology, Feces
    Sense id: en-coprophile-en-noun-krXb4V-o Disambiguation of Feces: 11 6 83 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with copro-, English terms suffixed with -phile, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 7 57 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with copro-: 29 24 47 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -phile: 33 8 59 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 5 59 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 3 64 Topics: biology, ecology, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: coprophagist, coprophiliac, coprophilic, coprophilous

Inflected forms

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