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Greek and Latin Prefixes, Roots and Suffixes used in English
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Basic term

Meaning
Greek
Latin
Prefix
Suffix

scato, scat

excrement, bodily waste, esp. feces
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Examples

Definition

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scatology (5)

(noun) - excrement + speak = obsession in excretion or obscene matters, especially in literature; the biologically oriented study of excrement, such as for the analysis of diet. Scatological and scatologic are the adjective forms.

scat (4)

(noun) - from the word = an animal fecal dropping.