faeces

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

fae·ces (BrE) (NAmE feces)BrE [ˈfiːsiːz] NAmE [ˈfiːsiːz] noun plural (formal)
solid waste material that leaves the body through the ↑anus
Syn: ↑excrement
Derived Word: ↑faecal
See also: ↑fecal ▪ ↑feces

Word Origin:
[faecal faeces] late Middle English: from Latin, plural of faex ‘dregs’.

Example Bank:
•A sample of fresh faeces should be collected each day.
•The amount of blood in the faeces was measured.
•The larvae may be excreted in the faeces.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  fecal matter, faecal matter, feces, BM, stool, ordure, dejection