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Definition of egesta in English: egestaplural noun ɪˈdʒɛstə rare Waste matter discharged from the body, especially faeces and urine. his egesta were often tinged with blood Example sentencesExamples - A man who indulges his appetite without reserve, and without proper attention to exercise and the state of his egesta, will often experience depression.
- After a week you will need to collect the stick insect, its eggs, its egesta and the uneaten leaves.
- The weight of a working full-grown horse does not vary from day to day, as the weight of its egesta is equal to that of its food.
- It feeds, if we may judge from its egesta, upon slime or moistened clay.
- Mild laxatives are most frequently requisite to preserve a right balance between the ingesta and the egesta.
Synonyms faeces, excreta, stools, droppings
Origin Early 18th century: Latin, neuter plural of egestus, past participle of egerere 'expel'. |