Scatology

Scatology

Main Entry: sca·tol·o·gy

Function: noun

Etymology: Greek skat-, skOr excrement; akin to Old English scearn dung, Latin muscerdae mouse droppings
 * 1) interest in or treatment of obscene matters especially in literature
 * 2) the biologically oriented study of excrement (as for taxonomic purposes or for the determination of diet)