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单词 stercoraceous
释义

stercoraceous

[ stur-kuh-rey-shuhs ]
/ ˌstɜr kəˈreɪ ʃəs /

adjective Physiology.

consisting of, resembling, or pertaining to dung or feces.
Also ster·co·rous [stur-ker-uhs]. /ˈstɜr kər əs/.

Origin of stercoraceous

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

Words nearby stercoraceous

-ster, steradian, sterco-, stercobilin, stercolith, stercoraceous, stercoraceous vomiting, stercoral abscess, stercoral fistula, stercoral ulcer, stercoricolous
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Example sentences from the Web for stercoraceous

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

    A History of Epidemics in Britain, Volume II (of 2)|Charles Creighton

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

    Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume II (of 2)|Wiliam Cabell Bruce

British Dictionary definitions for stercoraceous

stercoraceous
/ (ˌstɜːkəˈreɪʃəs) /

adjective

of, relating to, or consisting of dung or excrement

Word Origin for stercoraceous

C18: from Latin stercus dung + -aceous
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

Medical definitions for stercoraceous

stercoraceous
[ stûr′kə-rā′shəs ]

adj.

Relating to or containing feces.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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