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excreta

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Animals, Human
ex·cre·ta /ɪkˈskriːtə/ noun [plural, uncountable]  formalHBAHBH the solid or liquid waste material that people and animals produce and get rid of from their bodies 排泄物
Examples from the Corpus
excretaAll excreta is eventually metabolized, often by forms of life that are very different from those that produced it.Nothing on day three, but watch for fish excreta.They do not feed on fish excreta and waste matter.On one occasion excreta was placed in the fridge and there was an unexplained minor fire.Many prisoners spread their cell walls with their own excreta.Another example is the water-borne pathogen Cryptosporidium, a minute organism found in the excreta of farm animals.Fish package their excreta into a thin gelatinous tube before disposal.
Origin excreta (1800-1900) Latin excretus; → EXCRETE
ex·cre·ta nounChineseSyllable
the or Corpus solid liquid material people that waste


excreta
excreta /ɪkˈskriːtə/ noun [plural, uncountable]
 Date: 1800-1900
 Language: Latin
 Origin: excretus; excrete
formal the solid or liquid waste material that people and animals produce and get rid of from their bodies


ex·cretaBrE /ɪkˈskriːtə/ 🔊NAmE /ɪkˈskriːtə/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] (formal) solid and liquid waste matter passed from the body (身体的)排泄物human excreta人体排泄物