copro-

Dung or faeces.

Greek copros, dung.

A coprolite is fossilized dung; coprophagous (Greek phagein, eat) means feeding on dung, as some beetles do; coprosma is a genus of New Zealand evergreen shrubs (from Greek osme, smell, because their leaves emit a putrid odour when bruised); coprophilia is an abnormal interest in faeces and defecation; coprolalia (Greek lalia, speech or chatter) is the involuntary and repetitive use of obscene language.