Coprophagous
//kəˈprɑfəɡəs// adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Feeding on excrement. not-comparable
"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."
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From copro- + -phagous.
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