stercophagic

English

Etymology

From sterco- +‎ -phagic.

Adjective

stercophagic (comparative more stercophagic, superlative most stercophagic)

1. Dung-eating.
   • 1923, Dan McKenzie, “Sense of Olfaction in Lower Animals”, in Aromatics and the Soul: A Study of Smells, William Heinemann (Medical Books), Ltd., pages 28–29:

     At all events, the sarcophagic and stercophagic insects are attracted to their food chiefly, if not entirely, by odour.

Synonyms

• coprophagic
• stercophagous