excreta
noun/ɪkˈskriːtə/
/ɪkˈskriːtə/
[uncountable, plural] (specialist)- solid and liquid waste matter passed from the body
- human excreta
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from Latin, ‘things sifted out’, neuter plural of excretus, past participle of excernere, from ex- ‘out’ + cernere ‘sift’.Definitions on the go
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