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faeces

faeces is the alternative spelling of feces.

Meaning of feces

Noun

feces pl (plural only)

  1. (Canada, US, plural, plural-only) Digested waste material (typically solid or semi-solid) discharged from a human or other mammal's stomach to the intestines.
    • We are also extracting DNA, both from blood collected during immobilizations and from hyena feces.2011 June 21, Kay E. Holekamp, “Why Study Hyenas?”, in The New York Times

Forms of faeces

singularfaex

Words formed from faeces

Questions about faeces

What is faeces the alternative spelling of?
Faeces is the alternative spelling of feces.

Words near faeces in the dictionary

  1. faecally
  2. faecaloid
  3. faecaloma
  4. faecalomas
  5. faecaluria
  6. faeces
  7. faecolith
  8. faecoliths
  9. faeculence
  10. faeculences
  11. faeculent

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