Word: scatophagous
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: sca
to
pha
gous
Definition: Feeding on excrement; waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body
Morphemes:
Affix: scato-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: excrement; waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body
Etymology Compounds: Affix: σκῶρ
Language: grc
Decoded: skor
Meaning: dung, feces
Affix: -phagous
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives meaning "eating" or "feeding on".
Etymology Compounds: Affix: φᾰγεῖν
Language: grc
Decoded: phagein
Meaning: to eat
Affix: -ος
Language: grc
Decoded: -os
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verbal roots to form an o-grade action noun.