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Coprophagy in a sentence

Coprophagy meaning

The act or an instance of eating feces.

Synonyms of Coprophagy

coprophagia eating feeding

Related words

Other words often associated with Coprophagy or its synonyms:

consumption intake ingestion uptake provision supplying alimentation supply

Using Coprophagy

  • The main meaning on this page is: The act or an instance of eating feces.
  • Useful related words include: coprophagia, eating, feeding.

Context around Coprophagy

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

feces 1×

Sentence patterns with Coprophagy

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

known as coprophagy 1× own feces coprophagy to recover 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

hamsters are hindgut 1× they pass two 1×

Common sentence endings:

but not absorbed 1× known as coprophagy 1×

Words around Coprophagy

Just before it in the word index:

coprolites 3 coprolite 2 coprolalia 2 coproducts 3 coproduction 5 coproduct 5

Just after it in the word index:

coprophilous 2 copros 2 cops 1.423 copse 15 copses 2 copsey 7

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabb 4 aabria 4 aacha 4 aacta 4 aadu 4 aafmaa 4

Corpus analysis for Coprophagy

  • In this selection, "coprophagy" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, feces stand out and add context to how "coprophagy" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include known as coprophagy and own feces coprophagy to recover. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "coprophagy" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with coprophagy

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Hamsters are hindgut fermenters and eat their own feces ( coprophagy ) to recover nutrients digested in the hindgut, but not absorbed. (20 words)

They pass two distinct types of feces: hard droppings and soft black viscous pellets, the latter of which are known as caecotrophs and are immediately eaten (a behaviour known as coprophagy ). (31 words)

Longer example sentences

They pass two distinct types of feces: hard droppings and soft black viscous pellets, the latter of which are known as caecotrophs and are immediately eaten (a behaviour known as coprophagy ). (31 words)

Hamsters are hindgut fermenters and eat their own feces ( coprophagy ) to recover nutrients digested in the hindgut, but not absorbed. (20 words)

Example sentences (2)

Hamsters are hindgut fermenters and eat their own feces ( coprophagy ) to recover nutrients digested in the hindgut, but not absorbed.

They pass two distinct types of feces: hard droppings and soft black viscous pellets, the latter of which are known as caecotrophs and are immediately eaten (a behaviour known as coprophagy ).

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "coprophagy" in a sentence?
An example: "Hamsters are hindgut fermenters and eat their own feces ( coprophagy ) to recover nutrients digested in the hindgut, but not absorbed." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "coprophagy" from authentic English texts.
What does "coprophagy" mean?
Coprophagy means: The act or an instance of eating feces.
What are synonyms of "coprophagy"?
Common synonyms of "coprophagy" include: coprophagia, eating, feeding.
How many example sentences with "coprophagy" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "coprophagy", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.