stercovorous,a.Ent.|stɜːˈkɒvərəs| [irreg.f. L. sterc-us dung + -vorous.] Of certain insects: Feeding on dung or excrement. 1845Darwin Voy.Nat. xxi. (ed. 2) 490 note, These stercovorous insects.Ibid., In England the greater number of stercovorous beetles are confined in their appetites.