feces

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Digested waste material (typically solid or semi-solid) discharged from a human or other mammal's stomach to the intestines; excrement.

Pronunciation

/ˈfiːsiːz/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-feces.wav

Word forms

feces faeces fæces

Etymology

From Latin faecēs, nominative plural of faex (“residue, dregs”), further origin unknown; possibly borrowed from a substrate language.

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