faeces
[
fee
-seez]
/ˈfi siz/
noun
, (
used with a plural verb
)
Chiefly British
1.
feces
.
Related forms
faecal
[
fee
-k
uh
l]
/ˈfi kəl/
(
Show IPA
),
adjective
Examples from the web for
faeces
They eat their own
faeces
to acquire additional moisture in the heat of the desert.
We have been using dingo
faeces
to deter foxes around our sanctuary boundaries.
Bumblebees begin their adult lives by eating their sisters'
faeces
.
For example, many leaf beetles cover their eggs in
faeces
.
The
faeces
of the animal would of course contain lots of nitrogen and other helpful organic matter, though.
The nappies the researchers used were contaminated only with urine, not
faeces
.
The channel is clogged deep with plastic bottles, garbage and human
faeces
.
Researchers may get up at dawn hoping to grab chimpanzee
faeces
that fall from the trees.
Streets are filled with rotting fruit,
faeces
and other disease-spreading detritus.
These beans, harvested from the
faeces
, then create a coffee that tastes rich and slightly smoky with hints of chocolate.
British Dictionary definitions for
faeces
faeces
/
ˈfiːsiːz
/
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
Word Origin and History for
faeces
n.
see
feces
.