"dogturd" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dogturds [plural]
Etymology: From dog + turd. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|dog|turd}} dog + turd Head templates: {{en-noun}} dogturd (plural dogturds)
  1. A piece of solid dog feces.
    Sense id: en-dogturd-en-noun-hd851jv6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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