stercoraceous

[stur-kuh-rey-shuh s]

adjective Physiology.

consisting of, resembling, or pertaining to dung or feces.

Also ster·co·rous

[stur-ker-uh s] /ˈstɜr kər əs/.

Origin of stercoraceous

1725–35; < Latin stercor- (stem of stercus) dung + -aceous

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Historical Examples of stercoraceous

The stools were mucous, not stercoraceous, and with traces of blood.
A History of Epidemics in Britain, Volume II (of 2)
Charles Creighton
At times the horse laughter is even slightly flavored with the stercoraceous smell of the stable.
Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume II (of 2)
Wiliam Cabell Bruce

British Dictionary definitions for stercoraceous

stercoraceous

adjective

of, relating to, or consisting of dung or excrement

Word Origin for stercoraceous

C18: from Latin stercus dung + -aceous

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Word Origin and History for stercoraceous

adj.

1731, "consisting of or pertaining to feces," from Latin stercus "dung."

stercoraceous in Medicine

stercoraceous

[stûr′kə-rā′shəs]

adj.

Relating to or containing feces.