feces

Definition

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

Etymology

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

Example Sentences

• "We are also extracting DNA, both from blood collected during immobilizations and from hyena feces."

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