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excreta

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ex·cre·ta  (k-skrt)
pl.n.
Waste matter, such as sweat, urine, or feces, discharged from the body.

[Latin excrta, from neuter pl. past participle of excernere, to excrete; see excrete.]

ex·cretal adj.

excreta [ɪkˈskriːtə]
pl n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) waste matter, such as urine, faeces, or sweat, discharged from the body; excrement
[New Latin, from Latin excernere to excrete]
excretal  adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.excretaexcreta - waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body
faecal matter, faeces, fecal matter, feces, ordure, BM, dejection, stool - solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels
fecula - excreta (especially of insects)
wormcast - cylindrical mass of earth voided by a burrowing earthworm or lugworm
human waste - the body wastes of human beings
pee, piddle, piss, urine, weewee, water - liquid excretory product; "there was blood in his urine"; "the child had to make water"
barf, vomit, vomitus, puke - the matter ejected in vomiting
waste, waste material, waste matter, waste product - any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted; "they collect the waste once a week"; "much of the waste material is carried off in the sewers"
guano - the excrement of sea birds; used as fertilizer
Translations
excreta [eksˈkriːtə] NPLexcremento msing
excreta
plExkremente pl
excreta [ɪksˈkriːtə] npl (frm) → escrementi mpl, escrezioni fpl
excreta [ɪksˈkriːtə] npl (frm) → escrementi mpl, escrezioni fpl


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