faeces

American

[fee-seez] / ˈfi siz /

noun

(used with a plural verb)

feces.

faeces British

/ ˈfiːsiːz /

plural noun

bodily waste matter derived from ingested food and the secretions of the intestines and discharged through the anus

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Other Word Forms

faecal

adjective

Etymology

Origin of faeces

C15: from Latin faecēs , plural of faex sediment, dregs

Example Sentences

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Faeces -- either their own, or from other birds -- provides them with essential nutrients, energy, and helps them adapt to new environments and seasonal variations, especially when they are developing.

From Science Daily • Mar. 12, 2024

Faeces in groundwater spread diseases such as encephalitis, an annual post-monsoon scourge in eastern Uttar Pradesh.

From Economist • Jul. 17, 2014

How to Poo on a Date offers tips on toilet etiquette during romantic encounters while The Origin of Faeces explains how integral excrement is to biodiversity and global ecosystems.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2014

How to Poo on a Date by Mats and Enzo and The Origin of Faeces by David Walter-Toews are among the six books in contention.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2014

And then the third Region, if the Faeces be volatile, the Birth will soon come in Balneo.

From The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume III by Summers, Montague

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