Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kuh-prof-uh-luh s]
- /kəˈprɒf ə ləs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kuh-prof-uh-luh s]
- /kəˈprɒf ə ləs/
Definitions of coprophilous word
- adjective coprophilous growing in or on dung 3
- adjective coprophilous living or growing on dung, as certain fungi. 1
- noun coprophilous Living in, or growing on excrement. 1
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Origin of coprophilous
First appearance:
before 1900 One of the 17% newest English words
First recorded in 1900-05; copro- + -philous
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Parts of speech for Coprophilous
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
coprophilous popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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