dejecta
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dejecta
(dɪˈdʒɛktə)pl n
(Zoology) waste products excreted through the anus; faeces
[C19: New Latin: things cast down; see deject]
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ex•cre•ment
(ˈɛk skrə mənt)n.
waste matter discharged from the body, esp. feces.
[1525–35; < Latin excrēmentum=excrē-, variant s. of excernere + -mentum -ment]
ex`cre•men′tous (-ˈmɛn təs) adj.
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