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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- reaches out to someone
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- reaching out to
- reaching post
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- reachless
- reachy
- reacknowledge
- reacknowledgment
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- reacquaint
- reacquaintance
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- reacquainted
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