examined the animal's feces for signs of intestinal parasites
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In addition, there are diseases common to cats that can be picked up through their feces.—oregonlive, 29 Jan. 2023 Ferguson went to check on Price on Jan. 28, 2021, after being notified Price was consuming his own feces and urine, according to the lawsuit.—Thomas Saccente, Arkansas Online, 17 Jan. 2023 In late October, two sewer pipes burst in the southern city of Volgograd, flooding several streets with feces and waste water, and leaving 200,000 of the 1 million residents without water or heating for several days.—Francesca Ebel, Washington Post, 25 Dec. 2022 Clothes, food and animal feces were scattered around the house.—Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 23 Dec. 2022 See All Example Sentences for feces
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Etymology
Middle English, from Latin faec-, faex (singular) dregs
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