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scatophagous

scatophagous adjective: synonym of coprophagous: typified by consuming shit or other excrement.

Adjective

scatophagous (comparative more scatophagous, superlative most scatophagous)

  1. Synonym of coprophagous: typified by consuming shit or other excrement.
    Synonyms:
    coprophagous

scatophagous meaning in Tamil

scatophagous in Tamil

சாணந் தின்னுகிற

Synonyms of scatophagous

Forms of scatophagous

comparativemore scatophagous
superlativemost scatophagous

Origin of scatophagous

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.

Questions about scatophagous

What does scatophagous mean?
Scatophagous means synonym of coprophagous: typified by consuming shit or other excrement.
What is scatophagous in Tamil?
Scatophagous in Tamil is சாணந் தின்னுகிற. See Scatophagous meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is scatophagous?
Scatophagous is an adjective.

Words near scatophagous in the dictionary

  1. scatophage
  2. scatophages
  3. scatophagia
  4. scatophagid
  5. scatophagids
  6. scatophagous
  7. scatophagy
  8. scatophile
  9. scatophiles
  10. scatophilia
  11. scatophiliac

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