scatophagous

adjective

sca·​toph·​a·​gous

skəˈtäfəgəs

: habitually feeding on dung : coprophagous

a scatophagous beetle

Word History

Etymology

Greek skatophagos, from skat-, skōr excrement + phagein to eat

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