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stercorary

stercorary noun: a sheltered place for storing dung.

Noun

stercorary (plural stercoraries)

  1. (archaic) A sheltered place for storing dung.
    Synonyms:
    dunghouse

Synonyms of stercorary

Forms of stercorary

pluralstercoraries

Origin of stercorary

From Latin stercorarium, from stercorarius (“relating to dung”), from stercus.

Questions about stercorary

What does stercorary mean?
Stercorary means a sheltered place for storing dung.
What part of speech is stercorary?
Stercorary is a noun.
What is the plural of stercorary?
The plural of stercorary is stercoraries.

Words near stercorary in the dictionary

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

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