scatology


sca·tol·o·gy

noun \ska-ˈtäl-ə-jē, skə-\
plural sca·tol·o·gies

Definition of SCATOLOGY

1
: interest in or treatment of obscene matters especially in literature
2
: the biologically oriented study of excrement (as for taxonomic purposes or for the determination of diet)

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