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scatology definition

sca·tol·ogy (skə täl′ə jē)

noun

  1. the study of feces or of fossil excrement
  2. obscenity or obsession with the obscene, esp. with excrement or excretion, in literature

Etymology: scato- + -logy

Related Forms:

  • scatological scat′o·log′i·cal (skat′ə läj′i kəl) adjective

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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