scato-


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scato-

(word root) excrement
Examples of words with the root scato-: scatological
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scato-

pref.
Excrement: scatology.
[Greek skato-, from skōr, skat-, dung; see sker- in Indo-European roots.]
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scato-

or before a vowel

scat-

combining form
dung or excrement: scatophagous.
[from Greek skōr, skat- dung]
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