stercophagic

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English

Etymology

From sterco- +‎ -phagic.

Adjective

stercophagic (comparative more stercophagic, superlative most stercophagic)

  1. Dung-eating.
    • 1923, Dan McKenzie, “Sense of Olfaction in Lower Animals”, in Aromatics and the Soul: A Study of Smells, William Heinemann (Medical Books), Ltd., pages 28–29:
      At all events, the sarcophagic and stercophagic insects are attracted to their food chiefly, if not entirely, by odour.

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