Coprophagy
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Coprophagy is a noun meaning The act or an instance of eating feces.
Meaning
The act or an instance of eating feces.
Example Sentences
In Ligeti's Le Grand Macabre (2003), Kosky previewed the apocalypse in a blitz of surreal images that made coprophagy, as he puts it, look "gorgeous".
Other studies postulate that dogs practice coprophagy in an attempt to conserve digestive enzymes, in particular protelytic enzymes and amylase (McCuistion, 1966).
We use "coprophagy" as the simplest available general term to describe ingestion of the feces, without any implication of cause, circumstances, or the origin or nature of fecal material consumed.
Word Forms
- coprophagia
Synonyms for coprophagy
Depending on context, synonyms include scatophagy.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include coprophile, coprophil, phloeophagy, copromicroscopy, copromycetophagy, phytophagy.
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