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scatophage

scatophage noun: a shiteater: a human or animal that consumes excrement.

Noun

scatophage (plural scatophages)

  1. (usually) A shiteater: a human or animal that consumes excrement.
    Synonyms:
    coprophage
  2. A dungfly.

Synonyms of scatophage

Forms of scatophage

pluralscatophages

Origin of scatophage

From New Latin scatophagus, from Ancient Greek σκατοφάγος (skatophágos), from σκατο- (skato-, “shit”) and φάγος (phágos, “eater; glutton”), from φᾰγεῖν (phăgeîn, “to eat”) + -ος (-os, “-er”, forming agent nouns). Equivalent to scato- + -phage. In particular reference to dungflies, an anglicization of their genus Scatophaga.

Questions about scatophage

What does scatophage mean?
Scatophage means a shiteater: a human or animal that consumes excrement.
What part of speech is scatophage?
Scatophage is a noun.
What is the plural of scatophage?
The plural of scatophage is scatophages.

Words near scatophage in the dictionary

  1. scatology
  2. scatoma
  3. scatomancy
  4. scatomas
  5. scatomata
  6. scatophage
  7. scatophages
  8. scatophagia
  9. scatophagid
  10. scatophagids
  11. scatophagous

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