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noun (used with a plural verb)
1.
waste matter discharged from the intestines through the anus; excrement.
2.
dregs; sediment.
Also, especially British, faeces.
Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English < Latin faecēs grounds, dregs, sediment (plural of faex)
1425–75; late Middle English < Latin faecēs grounds, dregs, sediment (plural of faex)
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Feces
is always a great word to know.
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Example Sentences
- Feces is greasy, loaded in bacteria and is toxic to handle.
- Its cysts are discharged in the feces and contagion is usually by contaminated water.
- Infected birds secrete the influenza virus through their saliva, nasal secretions and feces.
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World English Dictionary
| feces (ˈfiːsiːz) | |
| —pl n | |
| the usual US spelling of faeces | |
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Word Origin & History
feces
mid-15c., "dregs," from L. faeces "sediment, dregs," pl. of faex (gen. faecis) of unknown origin. Specific sense of "human excrement" is from 1630s. Related: Fecal.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
feces fe·ces (fē'sēz)
pl.n.
The matter that is discharged from the bowel during defecation; excrement. Also called stercus.
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American Heritage
Science Dictionary
feces  (fē'sēz) Pronunciation Key
Waste matter eliminated from the intestinal tract. |
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