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cop·roph·a·gy (kop-rofґə-je) coprophagia.Medical dictionary. 2011.
coprophagy — 1891, from Mod.L. coprophagus, from Gk. koprophagos dung eating, from kopros dung + phagos (see PHAGOUS (Cf. phagous)). Related: Coprophagous … Etymology dictionary
coprophagy — noun The eating of feces. 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. Syn: reingestion,… … Wiktionary
coprophagy — koprofagija statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Gyvūnų maitinimasis kitų gyvūnų išmatomis. atitikmenys: angl. coprophagy; coprophagous vok. Koprophagie, f rus. копрофагия, f … Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
coprophagy — noun see coprophagous … New Collegiate Dictionary
coprophagy — feeding on faecal material … Dictionary of ichthyology
coprophagy — See coprophagous. * * * ▪ eating behaviour eating of dung, or feces, considered abnormal among human beings but apparently instinctive among certain members of the order Lagomorpha (lagomorph) (rabbits and hares) and in at least one leaf… … Universalium
coprophagy — n. eating of dung, eating of feces … English contemporary dictionary
coprophagy — [kɒ prɒfədʒi] (also coprophagia ˌkɒprə(ʊ) feɪdʒɪə) noun Zoology the eating of faeces. Derivatives coprophagic adjective coprophagous adjective … English new terms dictionary
coprophagy — co·proph·a·gy … English syllables
coprophagy — n. feeding on dung. ♦ coprophagan, n. dung beetle. ♦ coprophagous, a … Dictionary of difficult words
