stercoraceous
[ stur-kuh-rey-shuh s ]
/ ˌstɜr kəˈreɪ ʃəs /
adjective Physiology.
consisting of, resembling, or pertaining to dung or feces.
Also
ster·co·rous
[stur-ker-uh s] /ˈstɜr kər əs/.
Origin of stercoraceous
Words nearby stercoraceous
ster.,
steradian,
sterco-,
stercobilin,
stercolith,
stercoraceous,
stercoraceous vomiting,
stercoral abscess,
stercoral fistula,
stercoral ulcer,
stercoricolous
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 CreightonAt 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
Medical definitions for stercoraceous
stercoraceous
[ stûr′kə-rā′shəs ]
adj.
Relating to or containing feces.