SCATOLOGY


Meaning of SCATOLOGY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ska-ˈtä-lə-jē, skə- ]

noun

Etymology: Greek skat-, skōr excrement; akin to Old English scearn dung, Latin mu scerdae mouse droppings

Date: 1876

1. : interest in or treatment of obscene matters especially in literature

2. : the biologically oriented study of excrement (as for taxonomic purposes or for the determination of diet)

• scat·o·log·i·cal ˌska-t ə l-ˈä-ji-kəl adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.