copro- or copr- /ko-pr(ō)-/

Denoting dung, faeces, obscenity

coprōlālˈia noun (Gr lalia talk; psychiatry)

Obsessive or repetitive use of obscene language, eg as a characteristic of Tourette's syndrome

coprōlālˈiac adjective

coprolite /kopˈrə-līt/ noun (Gr lithos stone; geology)

1. A phosphatic pellet thought to be the fossilized faeces of fish, reptiles and birds
2. Any similar phosphatic concretion of indeterminate origin

copˈrolith noun (medicine)

A mass of hard (sometimes calcified) faeces in the colon or rectum, due to chronic constipation

coprolitic /-litˈik/ adjective

1. Containing or made of coprolites
2. Like, or relating to, coprolites

coprolˈogy noun

The use of obscenity in speech, literature and art

coprophˈagan noun

(Gr phagein to eat) a dung-beetle

coprophagˈic /-ajˈik/ adjective

coprophˈagist /-jist/ noun

A dung-eater

coprophˈagous /-gəs/ adjective

• surfbird
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• surfboard
• surfboarding
• surfboards
• surf boat
• surf boats
• surf canoe
• surf canoes
• surfcaster
• surfcasters
• surfcasting
• surfcastings
• surf duck
• surf ducks
• surfed
• surfeit
• surfeited
• surfeiter
• surfeiters
• surfeiting
• surfeitings
• surfeits
• surfer
• surfers