sca·tol·o·gy | \ ska-ˈtä-lə-jē 
, skə- \
, skə- \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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scatological \ ˌska-tə-ˈlä-ji-kəl \ adjective
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scatology
nounsca·tol·o·gy | \ ska-ˈtäl-ə-jē, skə- \
\ plural scatologies
Medical 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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The first known use of scatology was in 1876
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