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Rypophagous

Ry-poph′a-gous

(rī̍-pŏf′ȧ-gŭs)

,

Adj.

[Gr.

ῥύποσ

filth +

φαγεῖν

to eat.]

(Zool.)

Eating, or subsisting on, filth.

Definition 2024

rypophagous

rypophagous

English

Adjective

rypophagous ‎(not comparable)

(archaic, zoology) Eating filth.
rypophagous beetles