- cop|roph|a|gous
- cop|roph|a|gous «kop ROF uh guhs», adjective.feeding on dung, as certain beetles.╂[< Greek kópros dung + phageîn eat + English -ous]
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coprophagous — cop•roph•a•gous [[t]kəˈprɒf ə gəs[/t]] adj. ecl feeding on dung, as certain beetles • Etymology: 1820–30 cop•ro•pha•gi•a ˌkɒp rəˈfeɪ dʒi ə, dʒə n. cop•roph′a•gist dʒɪst n. cop•roph′a•gy, n … From formal English to slang
a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… … English syllables
coprophagy — SYN: coprophagia. [copro + G. phago, to eat] * * * co·proph·a·gy kə präf ə jē n, pl gies the eating of excrement that is normal behavior among many esp. young animals but in humans is a symptom of some forms of insanity co·proph·a·gist ə jəst n… … Medical dictionary
o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… … English syllables
ple — ple·iad; ple·i·dae; ple·na·ri·ly; ple·nar·ty; ple·na·ry; ple·ne; ple·ni·lune; ple·nip·o·tence; ple·nip·o·tent; ple·nist; ple·o·chro·ic; ple·och·ro·ism; ple·och·ro·ous; ple·o·cy·to·sis; ple·o·dont; ple·o·mas·tia; ple·o·ma·zia; ple·o·me·tro·sis;… … English syllables
ra — ra·chid·i·an; ra·chi·form; ra·chi·glos·sa; ra·chil·la; ra·chi·o·dont; ra·chi·om·e·ter; ra·chi·on; ra·chis; ra·chis·chi·sis; ra·chit·ic; ra·chi·tis; ra·chit·o·mi; ra·cial; ra·cial·ism; ra·cial·ist; ra·cial·is·tic; ra·ci·al·i·ty; ra·cial·iza·tion;… … English syllables
