excretory

[ ek-skri-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, ik-skree-tuh-ree ]

adjective

pertaining to or concerned in excretion; having the function of excreting: excretory organs.

Origin of excretory

First recorded in 1675–85; excrete + -ory¹

One of the prominent openings admits the food and the water required in respiration, the other is the excretory aperture.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 | Various
The excretory organs of Elasmobranchii have also formed the subject of some investigations by Dr Meyer and by myself.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1 | Francis Maitland Balfour
In the remaining parts of the excretory organs the two species of Scyllium resemble each other very closely.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1 | Francis Maitland Balfour
This difference accounts for two facts which were mentioned in connection with the excretory organs of the adult, viz.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1 | Francis Maitland Balfour
The general features of the excretory organs at this period are diagrammatically represented on the woodcut, fig. 6.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1 | Francis Maitland Balfour

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