stercophagic

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stercophagic

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From sterco- + -phagic.

adjective more stercophagic · most stercophagic

Dung-eating. At all events, the sarcophagic and stercophagic insects are attracted to their food chiefly, if not entirely, by odour.
Similar: coprophagic, stercophagous

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@misc{stercophagic_2026,
  title = {stercophagic},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/stercophagic},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}