What does coprophagy mean?
Coprophagy means The act or an instance of eating feces..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
The act or an instance of eating feces..
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".
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.
Other studies postulate that dogs practice coprophagy in an attempt to conserve digestive enzymes, in particular protelytic enzymes and amylase (McCuistion, 1966).
Use coprophagy when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Coprophagy means The act or an instance of eating feces..
Common synonyms include scatophagy.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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".
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