merdivorous
/məˈdɪv(ə)rəs/rare
adjective
Of an insect: that feeds on dung; coprophagous.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Robert Mayne (1808–1868). From classical Latin merda merd + -ivorous. R. G. Mayne gives a Latin form merdivorus.
- river mussel
- river nymph
- river oak
- river otter
- river pay
- river pearl
- river pearl mussel
- river perch
- river pig
- river police
- river poplar
- river porpoise
- river queen
- river rat
- river risk
- river run
- river runner
- river running
- river salmon
- river sand
- riverscape
- river seal
- river shed
- river shell
- river she-oak