Coprophagous

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The American HeritageĀ® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Feeding on excrement: coprophagous beetles.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Feeding on excrement
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Feeding upon dung, as certain insects.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Feeding upon dung or filth: applied to various insects, and specifically to the Coprophagi.
  • Word Usage
    "And here I never thought one would be able to associate the word coprophagous with a restaurantā€”much less a Chinese restaurant."