Coprocephalic
/ˌkɒprəʊsɛˈfælɪk/noun
Relating to a head or head-like structure associated with feces; used in technical or humorous pseudo-scientific contexts.
Did you know?Its first element comes from Greek kopros, meaning “dung” or “feces,” the same root behind the medical term coprolite, while -cephalic comes from kephalē, “head,” a root that also lives in words like cephalic and encephalon.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
kópros + kephalḗ
““dung, feces” + “head””
Late Greek / Scientific Latin
Greek/Latin
copro- + -cephalicus
“a learned compound built from Greek roots, used in technical naming”
19th Century
English
coprocephalic
“a scientific or pseudo-scientific adjective formed from Greek elements”
Modern English
English
coprocephalic
“relating to a head or head-like structure associated with feces; or used as an insulting mock-learned term”
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