"stercoraceous" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more stercoraceous [comparative], most stercoraceous [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin stercorāceus, from stercus (“dung”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|stercorāceus}} Latin stercorāceus, {{m|la|stercus||dung}} stercus (“dung”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} stercoraceous (comparative more stercoraceous, superlative most stercoraceous)
  1. Consisting of, resembling or pertaining to feces. Categories (topical): Feces Synonyms: fecal, stercorous

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