coprophagous

English

Etymology

From copro- +‎ -phagous.

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  • (General American) IPA(key): /kəˈprɑfəɡəs/
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Adjective

coprophagous (not comparable)

  1. Feeding on excrement.
    • 1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 186:
      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.
    • 2024, “A Visceral Retch”, in Phil Bozeman (lyrics), Hymns in Dissonance[1], performed by Whitechapel:
      Hail the coprophagous and cannibalistic
      Long for the flesh, compelled to eat shit

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