ex·cre·ta ( k-skr  t )pl.n. Waste matter, such as sweat, urine, or feces, discharged from the body. [Latin excr ta, from neuter pl. past participle of excernere, to excrete; see excrete.]ex·cre tal 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
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| Noun | 1. |  excreta - waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the bodyfaecal 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" 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 |
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