coprophagia

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
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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.