n, pl  -gies  :  the eating of excrement that is normal behavior among many esp. young animals but in humans is a symptom of some forms of insanity co*proph*a*gist n co*proph*a*gous or  cop*ro*phag*ic  adj 
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  cop·ro·pha·gia 
 
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