stercovorous C2+ Topic:Animals US /ˌstɝːˈkɑːvərəs/ UK /ˌstɜːˈkɒvərəs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj feeding on dung, especially as an insect or other small animal Stercovorous beetles buried portions of the fresh dung beneath the soil. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · feeding on dung, especially... dung-eatingcoprophagousscatophagous Word family Related forms dung beetledetritivorecoprophagy Etymology Formed from Latin stercus, genitive stercoris, 'dung,' + -vorous, 'eating,' from Latin vorare, 'to devour.' Nineteenth-century naturalists used it chiefly of dung-feeding insects. Topics Animals External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # stercovorous **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˌstɝːˈkɑːvərəs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌstɜːˈkɒvərəs/ ## Meanings 1. feeding on dung, especially as an insect or other small animal ## Examples - Stercovorous beetles buried portions of the fresh dung beneath the soil. ## Synonyms - dung-eating - coprophagous - scatophagous ## Related Forms - dung beetle - detritivore - coprophagy ## Etymology Formed from Latin stercus, genitive stercoris, 'dung,' + -vorous, 'eating,' from Latin vorare, 'to devour.' Nineteenth-century naturalists used it chiefly of dung-feeding insects. ## Topics - Animals markdown