excreta

Example Sentences

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When a child receives the oral vaccine, the weakened virus replicates in the intestine, encouraging the production of antibodies, and can be present in excreta.

From The Guardian

Trumpists can look at the waste in their toilets and become frustrated that their excreta do not swirl down the bowl in as pleasing a way as previously.

From Salon

“She’s not eating or drinking. But she is consuming all the excreta of her young, which she then puts back in her milk.”

From New York Times

"When we rescued her from the terrace, she was lying in her excreta. Her starvation is so extreme that she was unable to look after her basic needs."

From BBC

In the lab, scientists also performed chemical analysis of “blood, stomach contents, excreta, etc.”

From Washington Post