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Princeton's WordNet

  1. coprophagy, coprophagianoun

    eating feces; in human a symptom of some kinds of insanity

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  1. coprophagia

    Coprophagia is the act of consuming feces. This behavior is observed in various animal species for different reasons, including nutritional needs, health issues or behavioral problems. It is generally considered abnormal and potentially harmful in humans.

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  1. Coprophagia

    Coprophagia or coprophagy is the consumption of feces, from the Greek κόπρος copros, "feces" and φαγεῖν phagein, "to eat". Many animal species practice coprophagia as a matter of course; other species do not normally consume feces but may 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.

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Coprophagia

    Eating of excrement.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of coprophagia in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of coprophagia in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of coprophagia in a Sentence

  1. Pope Francis:

    I think the media have to be very clear, very transparent, and not fall into—no offense intended—the sickness of coprophagia, that is, always wanting to cover scandals, covering nasty things, even if they are true, and since people have a tendency towards the sickness of coprophagia, a lot of damage can be done.


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