noun
- the practice of eating feces
Usage: scientific; zoological
Examples
- Coprophagy is observed in many animal species as a normal behavior.
- Rabbits engage in coprophagy to obtain nutrients from their soft feces.
- The study examined coprophagy patterns in various mammalian species.
- Some insects practice coprophagy as part of their feeding habits.
- Veterinarians may observe coprophagy in domestic animals under certain conditions.