English Dictionary

Definition of “faeces”

faeces or (especially US) feces (ˈfiːsiːz Pronunciation for )

Definitions

plural noun

  1. bodily waste matter derived from ingested food and the secretions of the intestines and discharged through the anus

Word Origin

C15: from Latin faecēs, plural of faex sediment, dregs

Synonyms

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= excrement, stools, excreta, bodily waste, dung, droppings, ordure

Translations for 'faeces'

  • British English: faeces Faeces is the solid waste substance that people and animals get rid of from their body by passing it through the anus. NOUN...grass contaminated by faeces from infected dogs.
  • Brazilian Portuguese: fezes
  • Chinese: 粪便粪糞便
  • European Spanish: heces
  • French: selles
  • German: Kot
  • Italian: feci
  • Japanese: 大便
  • Korean: 배설물
  • Portuguese: fezes
  • Spanish: heces

Example Sentences Including 'faeces'

Food or water contaminated with faeces or saliva from infected birds is the usual route of infection.
Glasgow Herald (2002)
It had been noted by the Chief Medical Officer that he had long nails, deeply stained and packed with hardened dirt and faeces.
Kippax, Frank The Scar
It was a normal birth, but his lungs were choked with meconium - a baby's first faeces , which are sometimes passed during birth.
New Zealand Herald (2003)
The anus and genitals must be kept scrupulously clean and free from germs and faeces.
Chang, Stephen T. The Complete System of Chinese Self-Healing
The following day, on goon squad, Masters got particularly soiled from a bursting parcel of faeces he picked up.
Kippax, Frank The Scar
There was dried ketchup smeared on her body, and urine and faeces were all over the apartment.
New Zealand Herald (2003)
To help decide if they should, the Munich researchers collected bear faeces from the woods.
New Scientist (1998)
When people get sick it's not because of the gods, unless they think it's god business putting faeces in the water supply.
Robert Wilson BLOOD IS DIRT (2002)
When they arrived at his house they found a dead turtle and a bucket of faeces.
Times, Sunday Times (2004)

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