scatology
noun
sca·tol·o·gy ska-ˈtä-lə-jē 
skə-
1
: interest in or treatment of obscene matters especially in literature
2
: the biologically oriented study of excrement (as for taxonomic purposes or for the determination of diet)
scatological
ˌska-tə-ˈlä-ji-kəl
adjective 
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web His mind swirled with scatology and characters from pulp fiction and the cinema. 
Washington Post, 2 Dec. 2021 But the show’s linguistic ingenuity extends well beyond scatology. Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2021
Washington Post, 2 Dec. 2021 But the show’s linguistic ingenuity extends well beyond scatology. Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2021 Word History
Etymology
Greek skat-, skōr excrement; akin to Old English scearn dung, Latin muscerdae mouse droppings
First Known Use
1876, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Medical Definition
scatology
noun
sca·tol·o·gy ska-ˈtäl-ə-jē, skə-
plural scatologies
1
: interest in or treatment of obscene matters especially in literature
2
: the biologically oriented study of excrement (as for taxonomic purposes or for the determination of diet)
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- Port Angeles
- port arms
- Port Arthur
- port arthur
- port authority
- Port Blair
- port bow
- port captain
- port charge
- Port Chester
- Port Coquitlam
- port de bras
- port differential
- Port du Salut
- Port Egmont hen
- Port Elizabeth
- Port Everglades
- Port Harcourt
- Port Hedland
- Port Huron