scatophage

== English == === Etymology === From New Latin scatophagus, from Ancient Greek σκατοφάγος (skatophágos), from σκατο- (skato-, “shit”) and φάγος (phágos, “eater; glutton”), from φᾰγεῖν (phăgeîn, “to eat”) + -ος (-os, “-er”, forming agent nouns). Equivalent to scato- +‎ -phage. In particular reference to dungflies, an anglicization of their genus Scatophaga. === Noun === scatophage (plural scatophages) (usually zoology) A shiteater: a human or animal that consumes excrement. Synonym: coprophage (zoology) A dungfly. ==== Related terms ==== === References === "scatophage, n.", in the Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press. == French == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from New Latin scatophagus, from Ancient Greek σκατοφάγος (skatophágos). Equivalent to scato- +‎ -phage. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ska.tɔ.faʒ/ === Adjective === scatophage (plural scatophages) scatophagous (typified by consumption of excrement) Synonym: coprophage === Noun === scatophage m or f by sense (plural scatophages) scatophage (human or animal that consumes excrement) Synonym: coprophage === See also === scatophile