Excrement–noun
waste matter discharged from the body, esp. feces.
n. Waste material, especially fecal matter, that is expelled from the body after digestion.
excrement
1533, "waste discharged from the body," from L. excrementum, from stem of excretus, pp. of excernere "to sift out, discharge," from ex- "out" + cernere "sift, separate" (see crisis). Originally any bodily secretion, especially from the bowels; exclusive sense of "feces" is since mid-18c.
noun
waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body [syn: body waste]
noun
matter, especially solid, discharged from the body; faeces; dung
Example: The streets are filthy with dogs' excrement.
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