Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Feeding upon excrement, as a dung-fly.
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- adjective
coprophagous
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Examples
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Merdivorous: feeding upon dung or excrement: see scatophagous.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology John. B. Smith
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He has all the scatophagous faults of the unlearned.
orbis quintus 2009
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