noun
also ska·tol·o·gy skəˈtäləjē, skaˈ- -ji
( -es )
Etymology: scatology from scat- + -logy; skatology, alteration (influenced by Greek skato- scat-) of scatology
1. : the study of excrement ; specifically : analysis of animal diet by examination of fecal droppings
2. : obscene literature
3. : interest in things filthy or obscene (as in literature)