excrement
noun
ex·cre·ment
ˈek-skrə-mənt 
: waste matter discharged from the body
especially
: feces
Examples of excrement in a Sentence
an ordinance that requires dog walkers to remove their animal's excrement from city streets
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The bathtub and toilets were overflowing with human excrement, and authorities said the mother did not leave any toilet paper or personal hygiene products.
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Megan Forrester, ABC News, 17 Feb. 2025
Finally, liquid bat guano and liquid earthworm castings (guano and castings are euphemisms for excrement) are also utilized for foliar fertilization.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 14 Feb. 2025
His final stop before liberation was the cold crematorium, where the Nazis stacked prisoners in bunks just above their own excrement to die.
—Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2025
Primates in captivity by contrast have been known to throw excrement or engage in sometimes brutal self-mutilation.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 15 Jan. 2025
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Megan Forrester, ABC News, 17 Feb. 2025
Finally, liquid bat guano and liquid earthworm castings (guano and castings are euphemisms for excrement) are also utilized for foliar fertilization.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 14 Feb. 2025
His final stop before liberation was the cold crematorium, where the Nazis stacked prisoners in bunks just above their own excrement to die.
—Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2025
Primates in captivity by contrast have been known to throw excrement or engage in sometimes brutal self-mutilation.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Excrement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/excrement. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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excrement
noun
ex·cre·ment
ˈek-skrə-mənt
: waste matter discharged from the body and especially from the anus
Medical Definition
excrement
noun
ex·cre·ment
ˈek-skrə-mənt
: waste matter discharged from the body
especially
: feces
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