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copro-
Dung or faeces.
Greek copros, dung.
A coprolite is fossilized dung; coprophagous (Greek phagein, eat) means feeding on dung, as some beetles do; coprosma is a genus of New Zealand evergreen shrubs (from Greek osme, smell, because their leaves emit a putrid odour when bruised); coprophilia is an abnormal interest in faeces and defecation; coprolalia (Greek lalia, speech or chatter) is the involuntary and repetitive use of obscene language.
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