How does the word sound?
History of this Word
"scato" is from "skr" (excrement) spoken by people of Greece starting about 1000 B.C.
Notes
In this sense, it is a word added to another word to form a new word.
More words with this prefix,
scatemia
scatophobia
scatomancy
scatologists
Definition
A prefix added to the start of a word. Indicates that "excrement" modifies the word. Created to expand meanings. Can be used with many words to form new words.
Examples of how the word is used
| Also laboratory blood tests and scatoscopy are diagnostically important. |
| Scatophagidae (Scats) are a small family of fish found in the river mouths and coasts of south-east Asia. |