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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek κοπροφάγος (koprophágos), from κόπρος (kópros, “dung, excrement”) + -φάγος (-phágos, “eater”). By surface analysis, copro- + -fago.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /koˈprɔ.fa.ɡo/
- Rhymes: -ɔfaɡo
- Hyphenation: co‧prò‧fa‧go
Noun
coprofago m (plural coprofagi)
- (zoology) coprophage
Adjective
coprofago (feminine coprofaga, masculine plural coprofagi, feminine plural coprofaghe)
- coprophagous
Further reading
- coprofago in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
- coprofago in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
- copròfago in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
- copròfago in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana