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Meaning of "coprophagous" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF COPROPHAGOUS

kɒˈprɒfəɡəs


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COPROPHAGOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Coprophagous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES COPROPHAGOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Coprophagia

Coprophagia /kɒp.rə.ˈfeɪ.dʒi.ə/ or coprophagy is the consumption of feces. The word is derived from the Greek κόπρος copros, "feces" and φαγεῖν phagein, "to eat". Many animal species eat feces as a normal behavior; other species may not normally consume feces but do so under unusual conditions. Coprophagy refers to many kinds of feces eating including eating feces of other species, of other individuals, or its own, those once deposited or taken directly from the anus.

Definition of coprophagous in the English dictionary

The definition of coprophagous in the dictionary is feeding on dung.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COPROPHAGOUS

anthropophagous · anthropophagus · creophagous · entomophagous · esophagus · hematophagous · hylophagous · lithophagous · macrophagous · microphagous · necrophagous · oesophagus · omophagous · ophiophagous · pantophagous · phytophagous · saprophagous · sarcophagus · scatophagous · theophagous

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COPROPHAGOUS

coprolalia · coprolaliac · coprolite · coprolith · coprolitic · coprology · copromoter · coprophagan · coprophagic · coprophagist · coprophagy · coprophilia · coprophiliac · coprophilic · coprophilous · coproprietor · coprosma · coprosperity · coprosterol · coprozoic

WORDS THAT END LIKE COPROPHAGOUS

analogous · autophagous · bacteriophagous · carpophagous · endophagous · exophagous · haematophagous · hippophagous · ichthyophagous · mallophagous · meliphagous · melliphagous · monophagous · mycophagous · myrmecophagous · oligophagous · ostreophagous · polyphagous · toxicophagous · xiphopagous · zoophagous

Synonyms and antonyms of coprophagous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «coprophagous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COPROPHAGOUS

Find out the translation of coprophagous to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of coprophagous from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «coprophagous» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

粪食
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

coprófagos
570 millions of speakers
en

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coprophagous
510 millions of speakers
hi

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coprophagous
380 millions of speakers
ar

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آكل البراز
280 millions of speakers
ru

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coprophagous
278 millions of speakers
pt

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coprophagous
270 millions of speakers
bn

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coprophagous
260 millions of speakers
fr

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coprophages
220 millions of speakers
ms

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Coprophagous
190 millions of speakers
de

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coprophagous
180 millions of speakers
ja

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coprophagous
130 millions of speakers
ko

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coprophagous
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Coprophagous
85 millions of speakers
vi

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coprophagous
80 millions of speakers
ta

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coprophagous
75 millions of speakers
mr

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कल्पित
75 millions of speakers
tr

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coprophagous
70 millions of speakers
it

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coprofagi
65 millions of speakers
pl

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coprophagous
50 millions of speakers
uk

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coprophagous
40 millions of speakers
ro

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coprofagii
30 millions of speakers
el

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coprophagous
15 millions of speakers
af

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coprophagous
14 millions of speakers
sv

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coprophagous
10 millions of speakers
no

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coprophagous
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of coprophagous

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COPROPHAGOUS»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about coprophagous

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COPROPHAGOUS»

Discover the use of coprophagous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to coprophagous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Encyclopedia of Entomology
Excrement is a very special habitat for coprophagous species, and the spatial distribution of dung increases the tendency of these insects to concentrate in a limited space. The process of colonization of excrement typically consists of three  ...
John L. Capinera, 2008
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Collected papers
Mr. Portchinski argues therefore that if the biological conditions of the coprophagous diptera are so peculiar as he represents them, it follows that in whatever family or group they occur, their biology would necessarily be different from that of ...
Carl Robert Osten-Sacken, 1858
3
Coprophagous Animals: Blue Bottle Fly, Dung Beetle, Egyptian ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Source Wikipedia, 2013
4
Grassland Invertebrates: Ecology, Influence on Soil ...
Coprophagous invertebrates such as dung beetles, dipterous larvae and earthworms accelerate dung decomposition mainly by ... of an effective coprophagous community, dung accumulates on the soil surface and pasture fouling occurs.
J. P. Curry, 1994
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Handbook of Applied Dog Behavior and Training, Procedures ...
When possible, coprophagous dogs should be fed high-quality food provided on a multiple-opportunity feeding schedule (two or three times a day, depending on the age and needs of the dog). In addition, the diet might be supplemented with ...
Steven R. Lindsay, 2013
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Water Civilization: From Yangtze to Khmer Civilizations
One of the characteristic features of the fossil insect fauna at the Angkor Thom moat area is the presence of coprophagous insects such as Onthophagus sp. and Aphodius sp. and omnivorous ground-wandering beetles such as Carabidae and ...
Yoshinori Yasuda, 2012
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Handbook of Applied Dog Behavior and Training, Etiology and ...
Many veterinarians and dog trainers report anecdotal success when a meat tenderizer containing papain (a prote-olytic enzyme) is added to the coprophagous dog's diet. In the aforementioned report by Landsberg and colleagues (1997), the ...
Steve Lindsay, 2013
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Horae Entomologicae: Or Essays on the Annulose Animals
they comprise the least of the Petalocera ; and though resembling each other excessively in general structure, differ extremely in the manner of living, some being coprophagous, and others living on putrescent vegetable matter generally  ...
William Sharp Macleay, 1819
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Book of Abstracts of the 64th Annual Meeting of the European ...
Coprophagous behavior of rabbit pups affects dynamic implantation of microbiota and health status S. Combesl, T GidenneI, L. Cauquill, O. Bouchezz and L. F ortun-Lamothel [INRA, UMR 1289 Tandem, 31326 Castanet-Tolosan, France, ...
EAAP Scientific Committee, 2013
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Tropical Rainforests and Agroforests Under Global Change: ...
To study the role of coprophagous beetles for dung decomposition and enhancing soil fertility also laboratory experiments were conducted. The total content of nitrogen, phosphor, potassium, and organic matter as well as C/N ratio of soil were ...
Melanie Grosse, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COPROPHAGOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term coprophagous is used in the context of the following news items.
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New Human Centipede 3 Trailer Will Get Medieval on Your Ass …
His Centipede brings all the boys to the yard. It's a tough job stitching together a 500-jailbird coprophagous chain, but someone's gotta do it. «moviepilot.com, May 15»
2
Fox Drum Bebop
He was already aware of Vodka's coprophagous leanings; he frequently had to jerk her away from dog droppings on their walks. But he was ... «Baltimore Post-Examiner, Nov 14»
3
Clowns to the Left of Me, Jokers to the Right …
... supreme egotism worthy of those selfsame righty bloggers whose coprophagous bottom-feeding is, ironically, well remunerated by their side. «The Democratic Daily, Jul 14»
4
Fantastically Wrong: Why the Egyptians Worshiped Beetles That Eat …
It eats the stuff (and is therefore described as coprophagous, which is a fun little vocab word you'd probably never see on the SAT). It relies on ... «Wired, Jul 14»
5
100 years ago: Wandering hedgehog caught in a rat trap
Many, wandering on the roads, probably seeking coprophagous beetles, are accidentally slain, for the urchin is not smart enough to avoid the ... «The Guardian, Apr 14»
6
The Moth and the Sloth
It goes on: “The moths' caterpillars are coprophagous or, to put it more bluntly, consumers of excrement. They grow to maturity in the sloth's ... «New Yorker, Jan 14»
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The Sloth's Busy Inner Life
The moths' caterpillars are coprophagous or, to put it more bluntly, consumers of excrement. They grow to maturity in the sloth's dung pellets ... «New York Times, Jan 14»
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Molt, snowfall don't always coincide for hares
To digest all the nutrients from their food, snowshoe hares are coprophagous--meaning they eat their feces to extract additional nutrients. «Bonners Ferry Herald, Dec 13»
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5 Amazing, Little-known Facts About Well-known Animals
Cryptoses choloepi. These moths are all coprophagous, which, to put simply, means that they feed on feces... sloth feces, to be precise. Yum! «Huffington Post, Aug 13»
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Revised Sept 17: Romney Ryan Record Of Animal Abuse
Catfish are bottom feeders, meaning that like shellfish they are coprophagous, eating the waste of others... to eat them is a good way to contract ... «Bay Area Indymedia, Sep 12»
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