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coprophagia

cop·roph·a·gous
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuh-prof-uh-guh s]
    • /kəˈprɒf ə gəs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuh-prof-uh-guh s]
    • /kəˈprɒf ə gəs/

Definitions of coprophagia word

  • adjective coprophagia feeding on dung, as certain beetles. 1
  • noun coprophagia Alternative form of coprophagy. 1

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Origin of coprophagia

First appearance:

before 1820
One of the 38% newest English words
First recorded in 1820-30; copro- + -phagous

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Parts of speech for Coprophagia

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

coprophagia popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

coprophagia usage trend in Literature

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