← All words
Dictionary

scatophage

/ska.tɔ.faʒ/

adjective/ska.tɔ.faʒ/

scatophagous (typified by consumption of excrement)

Synonyms: coprophage

Learned borrowing from New Latin scatophagus, from Ancient Greek σκατοφάγος (skatophágos). Equivalent to scato- + -phage.

noun, masculine/feminine/ska.tɔ.faʒ/plural: scatophages

scatophage (human or animal that consumes excrement)

Synonyms: coprophage

Learned borrowing from New Latin scatophagus, from Ancient Greek σκατοφάγος (skatophágos). Equivalent to scato- + -phage.