coprophage
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin coprophagus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek κοπροφάγος (koprophágos), from κόπρος (kópros, “dung”) + -φάγος (-phágos, “eater; glutton”). Equivalent to copro- + -phage.
Noun[edit]
coprophage (plural coprophages)
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin coprophagus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek κοπροφάγος (koprophágos), from κόπρος (kópros, “dung”) + -φάγος (-phágos, “eater; glutton”). Equivalent to copro- + -phage
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
coprophage (plural coprophages)
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Noun[edit]
coprophage m, f (plural coprophages)
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Further reading[edit]
- “coprophage” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Categories:
- English terms borrowed from Latin
- English terms derived from Latin
- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- English words prefixed with copro-
- English words suffixed with -phage
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Zoology
- en:Feces
- French terms borrowed from Latin
- French terms derived from Latin
- French terms derived from Ancient Greek
- French words prefixed with copro-
- French words suffixed with -phage
- French 3-syllable words
- French terms with IPA pronunciation
- French lemmas
- French adjectives
- French nouns
- French masculine nouns
- French feminine nouns
- French countable nouns
- fr:Feces
