"merdivorous" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /mɜːˈdɪvəɹəs/ Forms: more merdivorous [comparative], most merdivorous [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin merda (“excrement”) + -vorous. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|merda||excrement}} Latin merda (“excrement”), {{suffix|en||vorous}} + -vorous Head templates: {{en-adj}} merdivorous (comparative more merdivorous, superlative most merdivorous)
  1. Dung-eating, coprophagous.
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