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faeces

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fae·ces  (fsz)
pl.n. Chiefly British
Variant of feces.

faeces esp US, feces [ˈfiːsiːz]
pl n
bodily waste matter derived from ingested food and the secretions of the intestines and discharged through the anus
[from Latin faecēs, plural of faex sediment, dregs]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.faecesfaeces - solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels
dog do, dog shit, dog turd, doggy do - fecal droppings from a dog
body waste, excrement, excreta, excretory product, excretion - waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body
poop, shit, shite, turd, crap, dirt - obscene terms for feces
droppings, dung, muck - fecal matter of animals
meconium - thick dark green mucoid material that is the first feces of a newborn child
melaena, melena - abnormally dark tarry feces containing blood (usually from gastrointestinal bleeding)

faeces
plural noun excrement, stools, excreta, bodily waste, dung, droppings, ordure The faeces contain nitrogen.
Translations
faeces feces (US) [ˈfiːsiːz] NPL (frm) → excrementos mpl, heces fpl (frm)

faeces [ˈfiːsiːz] (British) feces (US) nplfèces fpl

faeces, (US) feces
plKot m

faeces feces (Am) [ˈfiːsiːz] nplfeci fpl
faeces feces (Am) [ˈfiːsiːz] nplfeci fpl

faeces
n pl faeces [ˈfiːsiːz]
solid waste matter passed out from the body. ontlasting, uitwerpsels, fekalieë بِراز، غائِط изпражнения výkaly afføring; ekskrementer der Kot περιττώματα (πληθ.) excrementos, heces roe مدفوع uloste fèces צוֹאָה मल, विष्टा fekalije ürülék, bélsár tinja saur feci 糞便 배설물 išmatos izkārnījumi tahi faecalia an ekskrementer, avføring kał fezes fecale испражнения výkaly izločki fekalije exkrementer, avföring อุจจาระ dışkı, bok 糞便 кал; фекалії گوبر ، فضلہ phân 便


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And the immense stack of straw where in the morning there had been nothing, appeared as the FAECES of the same buzzing red glutton.
 
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