skatos

Japanese: skatos
skatos

…Originally it meant “fecal science,” but today it has come to mean “hobby of feces” or “story of feces.” Its etymology comes from the Greek word skatos (feces). Incidentally, the substance that gives off the odor of feces is called skatole.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "skatos" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…本来は〈糞便学〉を意味したが,転じて今日では〈糞尿趣味〉〈糞尿譚〉を意味する語。ギリシア語のskatos(糞便の)を語源とする。ちなみに糞便の臭気のもとである物質はスカトールscatoleという。…

※「skatos」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

<<:  Skate

>>:  skattebonde

Recommend

Indian Chamber of Commerce (Indian Chamber of Commerce)

The central institution that controlled Portugal&#...

Kitaibaraki [city] - Kitaibaraki

A city in the northeastern tip of Ibaraki Prefectu...

Coronary artery disease

…coronary artery disease is a general term for di...

Agri, J.

…However, unlike the French colonies, Christian m...

Kazari-Buddhist sculptor

...Also, around this time, artisans who painted B...

Inakko - Inakko

…It is one of the fish that grows in succession, ...

decomposer

… Recently, it has come to refer to all heterotro...

Shimada Tadaomi

828-892 An official and Chinese poet in the early...

Kukuriya - Kukuriya

…It lies about 100 km southwest of Nicosia, on th...

Ise Saburo - Ise no Saburo

[1] A man from Ise Province. His name was Yoshimor...

Teisuke Oki

Year of death: April 21, 1904 (Meiji 37) Year of b...

Liquid Seal - Stationary Seal

A type of sealing device used in high-speed rotati...

Piophila casei (English spelling)

...The larvae feed on rotting plants. The cheese ...

Akitoki Kanazawa

1248-1301 A military commander of the Kamakura pe...

Earrings

Earrings, earrings. They have been seen since preh...