merdivorousadj.

Brit.

/məˈdɪv(ə)rəs/, U.S.

/mərˈdɪv(ə)rəs/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin merda , -ivorous comb. form.

Etymology: < classical Latin merda merd n. + -ivorous comb. form. R. G. Mayne gives a Latin form merdivorus (see quot. 1857).

rare.

Of an insect: that feeds on dung; coprophagous.

ΚΠ

1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Merdivorus, Entomol. That which lives upon excrements, as the Scatophaga merdivora: merdivorous.

1975 A. Theroux Theroux Metaphrastes in Three Wogs 24 People found a much greater fascination, you see, in surfing, gamahuching each other, and flashing through those merdivorous TV weeklies.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	merdivorous
释义	merdivorousadj. Brit. /məˈdɪv(ə)rəs/, U.S. /mərˈdɪv(ə)rəs/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin merda , -ivorous comb. form. Etymology: < classical Latin merda merd n. + -ivorous comb. form. R. G. Mayne gives a Latin form merdivorus (see quot. 1857). rare. Of an insect: that feeds on dung; coprophagous. ΚΠ 1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Merdivorus, Entomol. That which lives upon excrements, as the Scatophaga merdivora: merdivorous. 1975 A. Theroux Theroux Metaphrastes in Three Wogs 24 People found a much greater fascination, you see, in surfing, gamahuching each other, and flashing through those merdivorous TV weeklies. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1857
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