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coprophagous

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cop⋅roph⋅a⋅gous

  [kuh-prof-uh-guhs]
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–adjective
feeding on dung, as certain beetles.
Origin:
1820–30; copro- + -phagous

Related forms:
cop⋅ro⋅pha⋅gi⋅a  [kop-ruh-fey-jee-uh, -juh] , noun
cop⋅roph⋅a⋅gist  [kuh-prof-uh-jist] , noun
cop⋅roph⋅a⋅gy, noun
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cop·roph·a·gous   (kŏ-prŏf'ə-gəs)   
adj.  Feeding on excrement: coprophagous beetles.
cop·roph'a·gy (-ə-jē) n.
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