as in soil
solid matter discharged from an animal's alimentary canal
researchers tracked the wild gorillas by following the piles of dung
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In Africa, Southeast Asia, and the western Pacific, where many rely on cookstoves that use wood or dung, rural and poor people are more affected by smoke.
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Judy Stone, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
The tent had that wonderful aroma of Mongolia—of butter and mutton, of dung fires and horses.
—Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Mar. 2024
Nearly two billion people still rely on wood and dung for heating and cooking.
—Michael Shellenberger, Foreign Affairs, 15 Aug. 2017
Their dung fertilized the ground, and their grazing promoted carbon sequestration in the soil.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 4 July 2024
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Judy Stone, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
The tent had that wonderful aroma of Mongolia—of butter and mutton, of dung fires and horses.
—Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Mar. 2024
Nearly two billion people still rely on wood and dung for heating and cooking.
—Michael Shellenberger, Foreign Affairs, 15 Aug. 2017
Their dung fertilized the ground, and their grazing promoted carbon sequestration in the soil.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 4 July 2024
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“Dung.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dung. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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