excreta

[ ik-skree-tuh ]

noun

, (usually used with a plural verb)

1. excreted matter, as urine, feces, or sweat.

excreta

/ ɪkˈskriːtə /

plural noun

1. waste matter, such as urine, faeces, or sweat, discharged from the body; excrement

Derived Forms

• exˈcretal, adjective

Other Words From

• ex·cretal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of excreta¹

1855–60; < Latin excrēta things sifted out or separated, neuter plural of excrētus; excrete

Word History and Origins

Origin of excreta¹

C19: New Latin, from Latin excernere to excrete

Example Sentences

The germs multiply very rapidly in the intestine and are passed off from the body with the excreta from the food tube.

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The excreta of one specimen contained feathers of an unidentified species of bird.

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When it is fed on the latter, in the excreta will be found numerous fragments, sometimes very bulky, of undigested caseine.

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Typhoid fever germs live in the food tube, hence the excreta of a typhoid patient will contain large numbers of germs.

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In permanent camps special sanitary facilities for the disposal of excreta will ordinarily be provided.

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Related Words

• droppings
• dung
• feces
• manure
• urine