as in dung
solid matter discharged from an animal's alimentary canal
an ordinance that requires dog walkers to remove their animal's excrement from city streets
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Learning how long those microbes survived in the extraterrestrial excrement would reveal tantalizing insights into the mystery of life’s origins on Earth and its potential existence elsewhere.
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Becky Ferreira, WIRED, 25 June 2024
The virus particles detected in the wastewater could be coming from runoff from cattle farms with infected cows or other animals, discharge of untreated milk into the wastewater system from production facilities, or from the excrement of sick people.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 18 June 2024
That customer suspected the stains were dirt or mold, not excrement, and the Barons were able to resolve the issue without incurring another negative review.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 15 July 2024
For Martin Luther, who famously threw his inkpot at the Devil, Satan was as elemental and omnipresent as excrement.
—James Wood, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
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Becky Ferreira, WIRED, 25 June 2024
The virus particles detected in the wastewater could be coming from runoff from cattle farms with infected cows or other animals, discharge of untreated milk into the wastewater system from production facilities, or from the excrement of sick people.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 18 June 2024
That customer suspected the stains were dirt or mold, not excrement, and the Barons were able to resolve the issue without incurring another negative review.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 15 July 2024
For Martin Luther, who famously threw his inkpot at the Devil, Satan was as elemental and omnipresent as excrement.
—James Wood, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
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“Excrement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excrement. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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