sca·tol·o·gy
(skă-tŏl′ə-jē, skə-)n. pl. sca·tol·o·gies 1. The study of fecal excrement, as in medicine, paleontology, or biology. Also called coprology.
2. Obscene language or literature, especially that dealing pruriently or humorously with excrement and excretory functions.
scat′o·log′i·cal (skăt′l-ŏj′ĭ-kəl), scat′o·log′ic (-ĭk) adj.
sca·tol′o·gist n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
scatologic
adjectiveOffensive to accepted standards of decency:
barnyard,
bawdy,
broad,
coarse,
dirty,
Fescennine,
filthy,
foul,
gross,
lewd,
nasty,
obscene,
profane,
ribald,
scatological,
scurrilous,
smutty,
vulgar.
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