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coprophagia
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thumb|A female oriental latrine fly (Chrysomya megacephala) feeds on feces
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- Coprophagia by plants
- Coprophagia by nonhuman animals
- By invertebrates
- By vertebrates
- Coprophagia by humans
- In cuisine
- As a cult practice
- As a paraphilia
- As a supposed medical treatment
- As a symptom
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|A female oriental latrine fly (Chrysomya megacephala) feeds on feces
Coprophagia ( ) or coprophagy ( ) is the consumption of feces. The word is derived from the Ancient Greek "feces" and "to eat". Coprophagy refers to many kinds of feces-eating, including eating feces of other species (heterospecifics), of other individuals (allocoprophagy), or one's own (autocoprophagy). Feces may be already deposited or taken directly from the anus. Some animal species eat feces as a normal behavior, but in most species, coprophagia indicates a pathological condition.
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