feces

[ fee-seez ]
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noun(used with a plural verb)
  1. waste matter discharged from the intestines through the anus; excrement.

  2. dregs; sediment.

Origin of feces

1
1425–75; late Middle English <Latin faecēs grounds, dregs, sediment (plural of faex)
  • Also especially British, fae·ces .

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British Dictionary definitions for feces

feces

/ (ˈfiːsiːz) /


pl n
  1. the usual US spelling of faeces

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Scientific definitions for feces

feces

[ sēz ]


  1. Waste matter eliminated from the intestinal tract.

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Cultural definitions for feces

feces

[ (fee-seez) ]


Excrement; the waste material that is passed to the outside from the rectum through the anus.

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