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copro-

copro- prefix: relating to excrement or dung.

Prefix

copro-

  1. Relating to excrement or dung.
    • Treatises have been written on the glories of Slavic swearing and the difference between Russian (genitalia-focused) and Ukrainian (more copro-centric) swear words.2022 March 2, Philippe Naughton, “A Guide to Ukraine’s Swear Words So You Can Follow the Viral Videos”, in The Daily Beast
  2. Relating to obscenity.

Origin of copro-

From Ancient Greek κόπρος (kópros, “excrement”).

Questions about copro-

What does copro- mean?
Copro- means relating to excrement or dung.
What part of speech is copro-?
Copro- is a prefix.

Words near copro- in the dictionary

  1. coprinoids
  2. coprisin
  3. coprisoner
  4. coprisoners
  5. copro
  6. copro-
  7. coproantibodies
  8. coproantibody
  9. coproantigen
  10. coproantigens
  11. coprocess

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