"defaecator" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: defaecators [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} defaecator (plural defaecators)
  1. Alternative form of defecator Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: defecator
    Sense id: en-defaecator-en-noun-4tFHDIt4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          "text": "These insects rely heavily on crypsis, and as the black faecal pellets on bright green leaves do indeed serve as conspicuous indications of the presence of the defaecator (students used as 'potential pneumorid predators' soon learnt to use these signs).",
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