faeces

[ fee-seez ]

/ ˈfi siz /

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noun (used with a plural verb)Chiefly British.

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OTHER WORDS FROM faeces

fae·cal

[fee-kuhl], /ˈfi kəl/, adjective

Words nearby faeces

FAdm, fado, fadometer, fae, faecal, faeces, faena, Faenza, faerie, Faeroe Islands, Faeroes

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British Dictionary definitions for faeces

faeces

esp US feces

/ (ˈfiːsiːz) /

pl n

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

Word Origin for faeces

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

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