- a variation of feces.
faeces
Americannoun
plural noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of faeces
C15: from Latin faecēs , plural of faex sediment, dregs
Example Sentences
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"Pets may be inadvertently spreading plastic pollution through their food and faeces, affecting wildlife and the wider environment," Fiona Mathews, Prof of Environmental Biology at the University of Sussex, added.
From BBC • Jun. 19, 2026
The few toilets are overwhelmed, outbreaks of diarrhoea have been reported and the stench of urine and faeces hangs heavy.
From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026
"I think he had close to 50 bags of faeces the first time the complaint reached me," local chief Musa Abdullahi told the BBC.
From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026
A man in northern Nigeria has been sentenced to two weeks in prison after neighbours complained that he was storing bags of human faeces outside his home, which they said made life unbearable.
From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026
I now held the pot for him when he urinated—he who, in my childhood, had been called upon to capture and weigh my water and faeces.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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