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coprophagia (n.)

"the consumption of feces," 1885; Latinized from earlier coprophagy (q.v.), from Latinized form of Greek koprophagos "dung-eating," from kopros "dung" (see copro-) + -phagos "eating" (from PIE root *bhag- "to share out, apportion; to get a share").

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Definitions of coprophagia from WordNet

coprophagia (n.)
eating feces; in human a symptom of some kinds of insanity;
Synonyms: coprophagy
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