What does scatology mean?

Definitions for scatology
skəˈtɒl ə dʒisca·tol·o·gy

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. scatologynoun

    a preoccupation with obscenity (especially that dealing with excrement or excretory functions)

  2. scatologynoun

    (medicine) the chemical analysis of excrement (for medical diagnosis or for paleontological purposes)

Wiktionary

  1. scatologynoun

    The scientific study, or the chemical analysis of faeces.

  2. scatologynoun

    A filthy epithet.

  3. Etymology: From ‘excrement’ + -ology.

Wikipedia

  1. Scatology

    In medicine and biology, scatology or coprology is the study of faeces. Scatological studies allow one to determine a wide range of biological information about a creature, including its diet (and thus where it has been), health and diseases such as tapeworms. A comprehensive study of scatology was documented by John Gregory Bourke under the title Scatalogic Rites of All Nations (1891), with a 1913 German translation including a foreword by Sigmund Freud. An abbreviated version of the work was published as The Portable Scatalog in 1994.

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  1. scatology

    Scatology is a field of study and interest highlighting or focusing on feces or excrement. It can also include obscene language or literature, specifically focusing on the bodily functions. In literature and humor, scatology can refer to any kind of obscenity, regardless of the specific interest in excrement. The term is derived from the Greek word 'skat', meaning 'feces'.

Wikidata

  1. Scatology

    In medicine and biology, scatology or coprology is the study of feces. Scatological studies allow one to determine a wide range of biological information about a creature, including its diet, healthiness, and diseases such as tapeworms. The word derives from the Greek σκώρ meaning "feces". A comprehensive study of scatology was documented by John Gregory Bourke under the title Scatalogic Rites of All Nations. An abbreviated version of the work, was published as The Portable Scatalog in 1994.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Scatology

    skā-tol′ō-ji, n. the knowledge of fossil excrement or coprolites: knowledge of the usages of primitive peoples about excrements, human and other.—adj. Scatolog′ical.—ns. Scat′omancy, Scatos′copy, divination of disease by inspection of excrement; Scatoph′aga, the dung-flies.—n.pl. Scatophag′idæ, a family of acanthopterygian fishes.—adj. Scatoph′agous, feeding on excrement. [Gr. skōr, skatos, dung, logia—legein, to speak; manteia, divination; skopein, to view; phagein, to eat.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of scatology in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of scatology in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9


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