coprology

[ kuh-prol-uh-jee ]

noun

1. scatology.

coprology

/ kɒpˈrɒlədʒɪ /

noun

1. preoccupation with excrement Also calledscatology

Word History and Origins

Origin of coprology¹

First recorded in 1855–60; copro- + -logy

Example Sentences

And learn this fundamental truth: The noble science of Geology is founded firmly in Coprology” P.B.

From Scientific American

William Buckland & The Noble Art of Coprology Freelance geologist dealing with quaternary outcrops interested in the history and the development of geological concepts through time.

From Scientific American

Coprology, kop-rol′oj-i, n. the unclean in literature and art.

From Project Gutenberg