stercoraceous
[ stur-kuh-rey-shuh s ]
/ ˌstɜr kəˈreɪ ʃəs /
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adjective Physiology.
consisting of, resembling, or pertaining to dung or feces.
Nearby words
ster., steradian, sterco-, stercobilin, stercolith, stercoraceous, stercoraceous vomiting, stercoral abscess, stercoral fistula, stercoral ulcer, stercoricolous
Also ster·co·rous [stur-ker-uh s] /ˈstɜr kər əs/.
Origin of stercoraceous
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Examples from the Web for stercoraceous
The stools were mucous, not stercoraceous, and with traces of blood.
A History of Epidemics in Britain, Volume II (of 2)|Charles CreightonAt 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
/ (ˌstɜːkəˈreɪʃəs) /
adjective
of, relating to, or consisting of dung or excrement
Word Origin for stercoraceous
C18: from Latin stercus dung + -aceous
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Medicine definitions for stercoraceous
stercoraceous
[ stûr′kə-rā′shəs ]
adj.
Relating to or containing feces.
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