Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun An animal that eats dung.

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Examples

  • Reminds me that a coprophagist MP is one that likes to table a motion.

    Giving evidence to the Chilcot inquiry, Tony Blair said: “I... 2010

  • The Huntsman's Trufflehound, who is a dedicated coprophagist, consumes nicer things than Brand for her afters

    Archive 2008-10-26 2008

  • The Huntsman's Trufflehound, who is a dedicated coprophagist, consumes nicer things than Brand for her afters

    BBC Bacteria Ripe for Disinfection 2008

  • Or: coprophagist, a person with a fetishistic attraction for feces, viewing, smelling, eating and/or being smeared with feces.

    Howard on 60 Minutes « BuzzMachine 2005

  • As I have written, it is nearly impossible to get the institutionalized coprophagist to stop eating excrement once they have started. and don't forget that once those bile duct toxins are in the blood, they can never be removed or the damage they do can never be reversed.

    Indymedia Ireland 2009

  • As I have written, it is nearly impossible to get the institutionalized coprophagist to stop eating excrement once they have started. and don't forget that once those bile duct toxins are in the blood, they can never be removed or the damage they do can never be reversed.

    Colorado Independent Media Center 2009

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