coprophagicadj.
/kɒprəˈfeɪdʒɪk/ Involving or indulging in the eating of excrement.
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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > disordered nutrition > [adjective] > with depraved appetite
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the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > eating specific substances or food > [adjective] > eating excrement
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1906 H. Ellis Stud. Psychol. Sex V. 58 Coprophagic acts..inevitably excite our disgust.
1946 ‘G. Orwell’ Crit. Ess. 122 Is he coprophagic or not? Dali adds firmly that he is not.
1979 Jrnl. Mental Deficiency Res. 23 61 The daily rearrangement of a profoundly retarded child's routine shower was effective in eliminating his..coprophagic behaviour.
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