[1900–05; copro- + -philous]This word is first recorded in the period 1900–05. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: burnout, cathode-ray tube, decompression, elder statesman, hydroplanecopro- is a combining form meaning “dung,” used in the formation of compound words. Otherwords that use the affix copro- include: coprolalia, coprolite, coprology, coprophagous, coprophobia; -philous is a combining form meaning “liking,” “having an affinity for” the thing specifiedby the initial element. Other words that use the affix -philous include: ammophilous, dendrophilous, entomophilous, xerophilous, zoophilous