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| | ===Alternative forms=== | | ===Alternative forms=== |
| − | * [[fæces]] {{sense|dated}}, [[feces]] {{sense|US}} | + | * [[fæces]] {{qualifier|dated}}, [[feces]] {{qualifier|US}} |
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| | ===Etymology=== | | ===Etymology=== |
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| − | # {{UK|Australia|South Africa}} [[digested]] solid or semi-solid [[waste]] material [[discharge]]d from the [[bowel]]s of an animal; [[excrement]]. | + | # {{UK}} Solid or semi-solid [[waste]] material from the digestive process of an animal, [[discharge]]d through the [[bowel]]s; [[excrement]]. |
| | + | #* '''1968''' May, W. B. Healy, ''Ingestion of Soil by Dairy Cows'', ''New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research'', [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=h9YFQGziDsQC&pg=PA488&dq=%22faeces%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=GmpLT__1GYWJmQXY8oCPDg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22faeces%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 487], |
| | + | #*: This paper reports on ingestion of soil by dairy cows using titanium analysis of '''faeces''' by the X-ray fluorescence technique, and gives the range of soil intakes of a year on both an individual and a herd basis. |
| | + | #* '''1984''' April 19, David F. Chantrey, James B. Reid, C. E. Davie, ''Dog Business'', ''[[w:New Scientist|New Scientist]]'', [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=CVxSE0o3KvwC&pg=PA48&dq=%22faeces%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=T2RLT6SoB-n-mAWc7eStDg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22faeces%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 48], |
| | + | #*: The fact that dogs have a well developed sense of smell suggests that they might be able to use the odour of '''faeces''' as a means of communicating. |
| | + | #* '''2004''', Håkan Jönsson, Håkan Jönsson, Anna Richert Stintzing, Björn Vinnerås, Eva Salomon, ''Guidelines on the Use of Urine and Faeces in Crop Production'', [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=PTgqpBrCE1QC&pg=PA1&dq=%22faeces%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=T2RLT6SoB-n-mAWc7eStDg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22faeces%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 1], |
| | + | #*: Urine and '''faeces''' are complete fertilizers of high quality with low levels of contaminants such as heavy metals. Urine is rich in nitrogen, while '''faeces''' are rich in phosphorous, potassium and organic matter. |
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| | ====Synonyms==== | | ====Synonyms==== |
| − | * {{sense|discharged animal waste}} [[excrement]], [[faecal matter]] | + | * {{sense|discharged animal waste}} [[excrement]], [[faecal matter]], [[guano]] {{qualifier|of birds or bats only}}, [[manure]] {{qualifier|not used of human faeces}} |
| − | * (''of birds or bats only''): [[guano]] | + | * {{qualifier|[[euphemistic]]}}: [[night soil]] |
| − | * [[manure]] (''not used of human faeces'') | + | * {{qualifier|[[euphemistic]] or [[hypocoristic]]}}: [[doo]], [[doody]], [[poo]], [[poop]] |
| − | * (''[[euphemistic]]'') [[night soil]] | + | * {{qualifier|vulgar; [[uncountable]] except as indicated}}: [[crap]], [[shit]], [[turd]] (''singular, [[countable]]'') |
| − | * (''[[euphemistic]] or [[hypocoristic]]''): [[doo]], [[doody]], [[poo]], and [[poop]] | |
| − | * (''vulgar''; ''all [[uncountable]] except as indicated''): [[crap]], [[shit]], [[turd]] (''singular, [[countable]]'') | |
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| | ====Translations==== | | ====Translations==== |
