"scatophagous" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more scatophagous [comparative], most scatophagous [superlative]
Etymology: From New Latin scatophagus, from Ancient Greek σκατοφάγος (skatophágos), from σκατο- (skato-, “shit”) and φάγος (phágos, “eating”), from φᾰγεῖν (phăgeîn, “to eat”) + -ος (-os, “-ous”, forming adjectives). Equivalent to scato- + -phagous. Etymology templates: {{der|en|NL.|scatophagus}} New Latin scatophagus, {{der|en|grc|σκατοφάγος}} Ancient Greek σκατοφάγος (skatophágos), {{af|en|scato-|-phagous}} scato- + -phagous Head templates: {{en-adj}} scatophagous (comparative more scatophagous, superlative most scatophagous)
  1. Synonym of coprophagous: typified by consuming shit or other excrement. Categories (topical): Feces Synonyms: coprophagous [synonym, synonym-of] Related terms: scatophage, scatophagian
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