coprophage
French, noun/kɔ.pʁɔ.faʒ/
coprophage is spelled C-O-P-R-O-P-H-A-G-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 72 million words in written French, the 267,323rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Coprophage is a French feminine noun meaning “coprophage” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Organisme qui se nourrit d’excréments”.
What does coprophage mean in English?
adjective
- 1
coprophagous
noun
- 1
femininemasculinecoprophage
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui se nourrit d’excréments.
noun: 1. Organisme qui se nourrit d’excréments.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of coprophage
- coprophages plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce coprophage?
- /kɔ.pʁɔ.faʒ/
- \kɔ.pʁɔ.faʒ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is coprophage in French?
coprophage appears about once in every 72 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).