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coprophagy

Pronunciation: /kɒˈprɒfədʒi/

(also coprophagia /ˌkɒprə(ʊ)ˈfeɪdʒɪə/)

Definition of coprophagy

noun

[mass noun] Zoology

the eating of faeces or dung.

Derivatives

coprophagic
coprophagous

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Definition of coprophagy in the US English dictionary

Nearby words

copra
copro-
coprocessor
coprolalia
coprolite
coprophagy
coprophilia
cops and robbers
copse
Copt
copter

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leporine

/ ˈlɛpərʌɪn

adjective

of or resembling a hare or hares …

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coprophagy

noun

Derivatives

coprophagic

coprophagous

coprophagy in other Oxford dictionaries

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