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excretory

American  
[ek-skri-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, ik-skree-tuh-ree] / ˈɛk skrɪˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, ɪkˈskri tə ri /

adjective

  1. pertaining to or concerned in excretion; having the function of excreting.

    excretory organs.


Etymology

Origin of excretory

First recorded in 1675–85; excrete + -ory 1

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“It politicizes the human excretory function,” he said to even louder guffaws in the crowd.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 21, 2024

"Our research has mapped the excretory patterns of animals, spanning eight orders of scale from tiny cicadas to massive elephants," he said.

From Science Daily Mar. 11, 2024

Digestive and excretory wastes are collected in a cloacal bladder before being released out the anus.

From Textbooks Jan. 1, 2015

Figure 16.3 The human excretory system is made up of the kidneys, ureter, urinary bladder, and urethra.

From Textbooks Apr. 25, 2013

Organic matter is broken down as it passes through the digestive tracts of the worms and the soil is enriched by their excretory products.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

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