dejecta

American  

[dih-jek-tuh] / dɪˈdʒɛk tə /

noun

(used with a plural verb)

1. waste discharged from the body; excrement.

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dejecta British  

/ dɪˈdʒɛktə /

plural noun

1. waste products excreted through the anus; faeces

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Etymology

Origin of dejecta

1885–90; < New Latin, neuter plural of Latin dējectus; see deject

Example Sentences

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dejecta

George H. McFadden, 79, leading cotton merchant; at Rosemont, Pa. The stench of Bernarr Macfadden's published dejecta rises from twelve magazines and three newspapers.

From Time Magazine Archive

Nearby is the Phlox dejecta in large quantities, resembling a desert moss, and covering the rocks with its tinted carpet.

From The Lake of the Sky Lake Tahoe in the High Sierras of California and Nevada, its History, Indians, Discovery by Frémont, Legendary Lore, Various Namings, Physical Characteristics, Glacial Phenomena, Geology, Single Outlet, Automobile Routes, Historic Towns, Early Mining Excitements, Steamer Ride, Mineral Springs, Mountain and Lake Resorts, Trail and Camping Out Trips, Summer Residences, Fishing, Hunting, Flowers, Birds, Animals, Trees, and Chaparral, with a Full Account of the Tahoe National Forest, the Public Use of the Water of Lake Tahoe and Much Other Interesting Matter by George Wharton James

The tray which receives the dejecta should be cleaned out and supplied with fresh sawdust each day, and the soiled sawdust, remains of food, etc., should be cremated.

From The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged. by J. W. H. (John William Henry) Eyre

These stories are membra dejecta of older ones, and, although lineal descendants of ancient tales, are probably more or less modified or changed.

From Contribution to Passamaquoddy Folk-Lore by Jesse Walter Fewkes

By the extremity of the neck, which is blackened and hardened by the dejecta of the larvæ, the cocoon is fixed to the end of the cell without any other support.

From Social Life in the Insect World by Bernard Miall