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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Saidu, whose job is to empty sceptic tanks, is believed to have been selling the faeces to farmers to use as fertiliser - a common practice in the region, but which is rarely publicly acknowledged.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
It has also been found in 3,000-year-old faeces preserved in a salt mine in Hallstatt, Austria -- which serves as one of the only other available views into the ancient human microbiome.
From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026
Hantavirus spreads from the urine, faeces and saliva of infected rodents and is endemic in Argentina, where the voyage began.
From Barron's ● May 18, 2026
E.coli is one of the bacteria linked to faeces which the Environment Agency tests for.
From BBC ● May 15, 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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