stercoraceous

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stercoraceous

/ˌstɜː.kəˈɹeɪ.ʃəs/ UK
/ˌstɝ.kəˈɹeɪ.ʃəs/ US

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From Latin stercorāceus, from stercus (“dung”).

adjective more stercoraceous · most stercoraceous

Consisting of, resembling or pertaining to feces. He had reason to believe the stercoraceous flavour, condemned by prejudice as a stink, was, in fact, most agreeable to the organs of smelling.
Similar: fecal, stercorous

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@misc{stercoraceous_2026,
  title = {stercoraceous},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/stercoraceous},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}