coprophagan
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Coprophagan — Co*proph a*gan, n. [See {Coprophagous}.] (Zo[ o]l.) A kind of beetle which feeds upon dung. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
coprophagan — co·proph·a·gan … English syllables
coprophagan — A beetle that lives in dung … Grandiloquent dictionary
coprophagy — noun The eating of feces. We use coprophagy as the simplest available general term to describe ingestion of the feces, without any implication of cause, circumstances, or the origin or nature of fecal material consumed. Syn: reingestion,… … Wiktionary
coprophagy — n. feeding on dung. ♦ coprophagan, n. dung beetle. ♦ coprophagous, a … Dictionary of difficult words
