stercoraceous

[ stur-kuh-rey-shuhs ]

adjective

, Physiology.

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

stercoraceous

/ ˌstɜːkəˈreɪʃəs /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or consisting of dung or excrement

Word History and Origins

Origin of stercoraceous¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of stercoraceous¹

C18: from Latin stercus dung + -aceous

Example Sentences

The stools were mucous, not stercoraceous, and with traces of blood.

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At times the horse laughter is even slightly flavored with the stercoraceous smell of the stable.

From Project Gutenberg

But the dwarf undertaker does not on that account scorn stercoraceous fare: he feasts upon it like the other Onthophagi.

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