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scatological.

Relating to the research area of scatology, the particulate study of biological excrement, feces, or dung.

12 characters5 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj
  1. Relating to the research area of scatology, the particulate study of biological excrement, feces, or dung.

    formal
    The scientist could read the dinosaur dung to see what it had eaten. He was an expert in scatological studies.
  2. Relating to scatology, the use of obscenities.

    His interest in scatological reading gained him very few friends.
Where this word comes from

From scatology + -ical. Compare eschatological.

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