egesta
[ee-jes-tuh, ih-jes-]
noun (used with a singular or plural verb)
matter egested from the body, as excrement or other waste.
Origin of egesta
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Related Words for egesta
dung, droppings, manure, feces, urine, feculence, ordure, excreta, transpiration, exudation, sudation, diaphoresis, sudor, stool, evacuation, sweat, secretion, discharge, chips, perspirationExamples from the Web for egesta
Historical Examples of egesta
It feeds, in fact, if we may judge from its egesta, upon the slime or moistened clay with which its hole is lined.
Insect ArchitectureJames Rennie
The weight of a working full-grown horse does not vary from day to day, as the weight of its egesta is equal to that of its food.
The Stock-Feeder's ManualCharles Alexander Cameron
Many patients are averse to food, and where little is taken in, the egesta must be inconsiderable.
Observations on Madness and MelancholyJohn Haslam
If Nicias was prepared for the news from Egesta, his two colleagues were taken completely by surprise.
The History of the Peloponnesian WarThucydides
But they were especially incited by envoys from Egesta, who had come to Athens and invoked their aid more urgently than ever.
The History of the Peloponnesian WarThucydides
egesta
pl n
Word Origin for egesta
C18: from Latin, literally: (things) carried out; see egest
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egesta
[ē-jĕs′tə]
pl.n.
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