feces
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feces
- /ˈfiːsiːz/
Rhymes with -iːsiːz
Where it comes from
From Latin faecēs, nominative plural of faex (“residue, dregs”), further origin unknown; possibly borrowed from a substrate language.
noun faeces · fæces
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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.
Similar: excrement, shit, boo-boo, boom-boom, BM, bowel movement, caca, cack, chocolate, chocolate hot dog, crap, crud
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: faeces, faecal matter, fecal matter, bm, ordure, dejection, stool, droppings, excretions, floaters, pellets, plates, saddles, scats, stools, wastes
Translations
Every language
noun digested waste material discharged from the bowels
| Español | heces, feca |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 분 bun, 대변 daebyeon, 똥 ttong |
| 日本語 | 糞 fun, 糞便 funben, 大便 daiben, うんこ unko, うんち unchi |
| 中文 | 糞 /粪 fèn, 糞便 /粪便 fènbiàn, 屎 shǐ |
| हिन्दी | टट्टी ṭaṭṭī, मल mal, गू gū, गूह gūh, गुह guh, लीद līd |
| Kiswahili | mavi |
| Português | fezes, excremento |
| Français | fèces, excrément |
| Deutsch | Fäkalien, Kot |
| Italiano | feci, escremento |
| Ελληνικά | περιττώματα perittómata, κόπρανα kóprana, σκατά skatá |
| Română | fecale |
| Русский | испражне́ния ispražnénija, экскреме́нты ekskreménty, кал kal, фека́лии fekálii |
| Tiếng Việt | cứt, phân |
| العربية | بِرَاز birāz, سَلْح salḥ, زِبْل zibl, رَوْث rawṯ, بَعْر baʕr, فَضَلَات faḍalāt |
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title = {feces},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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