faeces

[fee-seez]

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noun (used with a plural verb) Chiefly British.

feces.

Related formsfae·cal

[fee-kuh l] /ˈfi kəl/, adjective

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Examples from the Web for faecal

Historical Examples

Of these the commonest are malignant growths and faecal impaction.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 6
Various
Patients lose control of urinary and faecal movements and require feeding.
Valere Aude
Louis Dechmann
Vomiting is early and persistent, generally assuming a faecal character between the second and the ninth day.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 6
Various
Faecal Impaction is not uncommon in adult females who have suffered from chronic constipation.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 6
Various
From the time the young hatch until they are five days old the parents swallow the faecal sacs.
Life Histories of North American Wood Warblers Part One and Part Two
Arthur Bent

British Dictionary definitions for faecal

faecal

esp US fecal

adjective

of, relating to, or consisting of faeces

faeces

esp US feces

pl n

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

Word Origin

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

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Word Origin and History for faecal

faeces

n.

see feces.

faeces

Examples from the Web for faecal

Historical Examples

Of these the commonest are malignant growths and faecal impaction.

Patients lose control of urinary and faecal movements and require feeding.

Vomiting is early and persistent, generally assuming a faecal character between the second and the ninth day.

Faecal Impaction is not uncommon in adult females who have suffered from chronic constipation.

From the time the young hatch until they are five days old the parents swallow the faecal sacs.

faecal

esp US fecal

faeces

esp US feces

Word Origin

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faeces

n.

Word Origin and History for faecal