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coprophage

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
co-prophage
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A living organism that feeds on feces or fecal matter.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin coprophagus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek κοπροφάγος (koprophágos), from κόπρος (kópros, “dung”) + -φάγος (-phágos, “eater; glutton”). Equivalent to copro- + -phage.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

coprophages (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

coprophagous coprophagy

Synonyms

scatophage

Questions

What does coprophage mean?
A living organism that feeds on feces or fecal matter.
Where does coprophage come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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