faeces
noun /ˈfiːsiːz/
/ˈfiːsiːz/
(British English) (North American English feces)
[plural] (formal)- solid waste material that leaves the body through the anus
- A sample of fresh faeces should be collected each day.
- The amount of blood in the faeces was measured.
- The larvae may be excreted in the faeces.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- fresh
- infected
- dog
- …
- deposit
- expel
- be excreted in
- …
- sample
- in the faeces
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin, plural of faex ‘dregs’.