— scatological /skat'l oj"i keuhl/ , scatologic , adj.
/skeuh tol"euh jee/ , n.
1. the study of or preoccupation with excrement or obscenity.
2. obscenity, esp. words or humor referring to excrement.
3. the study of fossil excrement. Also called coprology .
[ 1875-80; SCATO- + -LOGY ]