as in dung
solid matter discharged from an animal's alimentary canal
examined the animal's feces for signs of intestinal parasites
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Sufferers report smelling hydrogen sulfide (rotten eggs), bad perfume, garbage, a gas leak, wet dog, pungent body odor or spoiled fish or feces.
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NBC News, 21 Dec. 2022
An indirect way whales can be critical carbon sinks is through their feces.
—James Freeman, WSJ, 20 Dec. 2022
Microplastics are showing up in people’s blood, breast milk, lungs, guts, and even newborns’ first feces, because we’re absolutely surrounded by plastic products—clothing, carpeting, couches, bottles, bags.
—Matt Simon, WIRED, 15 Dec. 2022
An indirect way whales can be critical carbon sinks is through their feces.
—Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 15 Dec. 2022
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NBC News, 21 Dec. 2022
An indirect way whales can be critical carbon sinks is through their feces.
—James Freeman, WSJ, 20 Dec. 2022
Microplastics are showing up in people’s blood, breast milk, lungs, guts, and even newborns’ first feces, because we’re absolutely surrounded by plastic products—clothing, carpeting, couches, bottles, bags.
—Matt Simon, WIRED, 15 Dec. 2022
An indirect way whales can be critical carbon sinks is through their feces.
—Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 15 Dec. 2022
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“Feces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feces. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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