coprophagous
/kəˈprɑfəɡəs/
coprophagous adjective: feeding on excrement.
Adjective
coprophagous (not comparable)
- Feeding on excrement.
- In both civilized society as well as primitive communities coprophagous aphrodisiacs were in common use, urine, faeces of human beings and animals, fluids, intestinal organs.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 186
- Hail the coprophagous and cannibalistic
Long for the flesh, compelled to eat shit2024, “A Visceral Retch”, in Phil Bozeman (lyrics), Hymns in Dissonance (deathcore), performed by Whitechapel
- Synonyms:
- scatophagous, scatophagian
coprophagous meaning in Bengali
coprophagous in Bengali
- মল ভক্ষণ করে এমন
Synonyms of coprophagous
- scatophagous
- scatophagian
Origin of coprophagous
From copro- + -phagous.
Words formed from coprophagous
Phrases with coprophagous
Questions about coprophagous
- What does coprophagous mean?
- Coprophagous means feeding on excrement.
- What is coprophagous in Bengali?
- Coprophagous in Bengali is মল ভক্ষণ করে এমন. See Coprophagous meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is coprophagous?
- Coprophagous is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce coprophagous?
- Coprophagous is pronounced /kəˈprɑfəɡəs/ (US).
Words near coprophagous in the dictionary
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