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coprophagous


co·proph·a·gous

adj \kə-ˈprä-fə-gəs\

Definition of COPROPHAGOUS

: feeding on dung
— co·proph·a·gy \-fə-jē\ noun

Origin of COPROPHAGOUS

Greek koprophagos, from kopr- + -phagos -phagous
First Known Use: 1826

Rhymes with COPROPHAGOUS

esophagus, monophagous, necrophagous, sarcophagus

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