excrement
noun
ex·cre·ment
ˈek-skrə-mənt 
: waste matter discharged from the body
especially
: feces
Examples of excrement in a Sentence
an ordinance that requires dog walkers to remove their animal's excrement from city streets
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Gene Maddaus, Variety, 7 Mar. 2025
Bedbug excrement appears as black spots on bedding or furniture.
—Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 27 Feb. 2025
Back in the ninth and 10th centuries, Nordic travelers started using farm animal excrement as a replacement for firewood when resources grew scarce.
—Claire Volkman, Vogue, 7 Jan. 2025
Jess Thomson Science Reporter Two men have died in New York after attempting to grow cannabis in bat excrement.
—Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for excrement
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“Excrement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/excrement. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.
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excrement
noun
ex·cre·ment
ˈek-skrə-mənt
: waste matter discharged from the body and especially from the anus
Medical Definition
excrement
noun
ex·cre·ment
ˈek-skrə-mənt
: waste matter discharged from the body
especially
: feces
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