scatology

noun sca·tol·o·gy \ska-ˈtä-lə-jē, skə-\

Definition of SCATOLOGY

: interest in or treatment of obscene matters especially in literature

: the biologically oriented study of excrement (as for taxonomic purposes or for the determination of diet)

— scat·o·log·i·cal \ˌska-t^əl-ˈä-ji-kəl\ adjective

Greek skat-, skōr excrement; akin to Old English scearn dung, Latin muscerdae mouse droppings

First Known Use: 1876

Medical Dictionary

noun sca·tol·o·gy \ska-ˈtäl-ə-jē, skə-\

plural sca·tol·o·gies

: interest in or treatment of obscene matters especially in literature

: the biologically oriented study of excrement (as for taxonomic purposes or for the determination of diet)

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