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stercoraceous

[ stur-kuh-rey-shuhs ]

adjective

, Physiology.
  1. consisting of, resembling, or pertaining to dung or feces.


stercoraceous

/ ˌstɜːkəˈreɪʃəs /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or consisting of dung or excrement
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of stercoraceous1

1725–35; < Latin stercor- (stem of stercus ) dung + -aceous
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Word History and Origins

Origin of stercoraceous1

C18: from Latin stercus dung + -aceous
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Example Sentences

The stools were mucous, not stercoraceous, and with traces of blood.

At times the horse laughter is even slightly flavored with the stercoraceous smell of the stable.

But the dwarf undertaker does not on that account scorn stercoraceous fare: he feasts upon it like the other Onthophagi.

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