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coprophilia

American  
[kop-ruh-fil-ee-uh] / ˌkɒp rəˈfɪl i ə /

noun

Psychiatry.

  1. an obsessive interest in feces.

coprophilia British  
/ ˌkɒprəʊˈfɪlɪə /

noun

  1. an abnormal interest in faeces and their evacuation

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Other Word Forms

  • coprophiliac noun
  • coprophilic adjective
  • coprophilism noun

Etymology

Origin of coprophilia

First recorded in 1930–35; copro- + -philia

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