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stercorarious

/ˌstɜː(ɹ)kəˈɹɛəɹiəs/

stercorarious adjective: of or relating to dung.

Adjective

stercorarious (comparative more stercorarious, superlative most stercorarious)

  1. Of or relating to dung.
    • The stable yields a stercorarious heap
      Impregnated with quick fermenting salts,
      And potent to resist the freezing blast.1782–1785, William Cowper, “(please specify the page)”, in The Task, a Poem, […], London: […] J[oseph] Johnson; […], →OCLC

Synonyms of stercorarious

Forms of stercorarious

comparativemore stercorarious
superlativemost stercorarious

Origin of stercorarious

Borrowed from Latin stercorārius (“stercorous, fecal”).

Questions about stercorarious

What does stercorarious mean?
Stercorarious means of or relating to dung.
What part of speech is stercorarious?
Stercorarious is an adjective.
How do you pronounce stercorarious?
Stercorarious is pronounced /ˌstɜː(ɹ)kəˈɹɛəɹiəs/.

Words near stercorarious in the dictionary

  1. stercorarid
  2. stercorarids
  3. stercoraries
  4. stercorariid
  5. stercorariids
  6. stercorarious
  7. stercorary
  8. stercorate
  9. stercorated
  10. stercorates
  11. stercorating

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