Definition of coprophagy in English:
coprophagy
(also coprophagia)
nounkɒˈprɒfədʒikəˈprɑfədʒi
mass nounZoology The eating of faeces or dung.
〔动〕食粪性
Example sentencesExamples
- Yes, they indulge in coprophagy or, more bluntly, poo-eating.
- It is interesting to note that non-human animals do just this, by indulging in coprophagy when their internal ecology has been disturbed.
- One senses that no one is paying a blind bit of attention, for the affairs of the province are as taboo in British society as coprophagy.
- Drylots were cleaned daily to remove waste and reduce the risk of coprophagy.
- Some animals have overcome this deficiency by consuming the faeces or cecal content containing the microbes using a strategy termed coprophagy or cecotrophy respectively.
Derivatives
adjective
Zoology Many persistent coprophagic puppies have been given up as the result of the problem, especially where the dog interacts with young children.
Example sentencesExamples
- Punishing or scolding a dog for being dirty, by the owner or breeder, may lead to a coprophagic behaviour.
- In addition to beetles, moth larva eat the hair, and rodents are commonly noted as coprophagic.
- While not exactly treatment, it is possible that the dog will stop being coprophagic as it ages.
- Health risks to humans from being licked in the face by a coprophagic animal are minimal.
adjective kɒˈprɒfəɡəs
Zoology The problem of comparing baited and non-baited traps as sampling methods for coprophagous and necrophagous insects is further compounded by the effect of trap fluid and sampling interval.
Example sentencesExamples
- If people were coprophagous in pre-history, what archeological evidence would there be, if any?
- At least some species are known to be coprophagous, reingesting special feces voided from the cecum
- This indicates that coprophagous animals were indeed at least partially responsible for the disappearance of the fecal smears in the 1999 alpine experiment.
- Larvae of this species are coprophagous, meaning they feed on the dung of large mammals, which they thereby decompose, together with many other species of primarily earthworms, beetles and flies.
Definition of coprophagy in US English:
coprophagy
(also coprophagia)
nounkəˈpräfəjēkəˈprɑfədʒi
Zoology The eating of feces or dung.
〔动〕食粪性
Example sentencesExamples
- One senses that no one is paying a blind bit of attention, for the affairs of the province are as taboo in British society as coprophagy.
- It is interesting to note that non-human animals do just this, by indulging in coprophagy when their internal ecology has been disturbed.
- Yes, they indulge in coprophagy or, more bluntly, poo-eating.
- Some animals have overcome this deficiency by consuming the faeces or cecal content containing the microbes using a strategy termed coprophagy or cecotrophy respectively.
- Drylots were cleaned daily to remove waste and reduce the risk of coprophagy.