WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
sca•tol•o•gy
(skə tol′ə jē),USA pronunciation n.
scat•o•log•i•cal
(skat′l oj′i kəl),USA pronunciation scat′o•log′ic, adj.
- the study of or preoccupation with excrement or obscenity.
- obscenity, esp. words or humor referring to excrement.
- Paleontologythe study of fossil excrement. Also called coprology.
- 1875–80; scato- + -logy
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