excreta

[ ik-skree-tuh ]

/ ɪkˈskri tə /

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noun (usually used with a plural verb)

excreted matter, as urine, feces, or sweat.

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Origin of excreta

1855–60; <Latin excrēta things sifted out or separated, neuter plural of excrētus;see excrete

OTHER WORDS FROM excreta

ex·cre·tal, adjective

Words nearby excreta

excrement, excrementitious, excrescence, excrescency, excrescent, excreta, excrete, excretion, excretory, excretory system, excruciate

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How to use excreta in a sentence

The germs multiply very rapidly in the intestine and are passed off from the body with the excreta from the food tube.
A Civic Biology|George William Hunter
The excreta of one specimen contained feathers of an unidentified species of bird.
The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacn, Mxico|William E. Duellman
When it is fed on the latter, in the excreta will be found numerous fragments, sometimes very bulky, of undigested caseine.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 392, July 7, 1883|Various
Typhoid fever germs live in the food tube, hence the excreta of a typhoid patient will contain large numbers of germs.
A Civic Biology|George William Hunter

In permanent camps special sanitary facilities for the disposal of excreta will ordinarily be provided.
Infantry Drill Regulations, United States Army, 1911|United States War Department

British Dictionary definitions for excreta

excreta

/ (ɪkˈskriːtə) /

pl n

waste matter, such as urine, faeces, or sweat, discharged from the body; excrement

Derived forms of excreta

excretal, adjective

Word Origin for excreta

C19: New Latin, from Latin excernere to excrete

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