different between coprophagous vs coprophage

English

Etymology

copro- +? -phagous

Adjective

coprophagous (not comparable)

1. Feeding on excrement

Synonyms

• scatophagous, scatophagian

Related terms

• coprophage

Derived terms

• copronecrophagous

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin coprophagus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ?????????? (koprophágos), from ?????? (kópros, “dung”) + -????? (-phágos, “eater; glutton”). Equivalent to copro- +? -phage.

Noun

coprophage (plural coprophages)

1. (zoology) A living organism that feeds on feces or fecal matter.

Synonyms

• scatophage

Related terms

• coprophagous
• coprophagy

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin coprophagus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ?????????? (koprophágos), from ?????? (kópros, “dung”) + -????? (-phágos, “eater; glutton”). Equivalent to copro- +? -phage

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?.p??.fa?/

Adjective

coprophage (plural coprophages)

1. coprophagous

Synonyms

• scatophage

Noun

coprophage m or f (plural coprophages)

1. coprophage

Synonyms

• scatophage

Further reading

• “coprophage” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).