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# faeces

noun (faeces, plural in form, uncountable in use); American spelling feces

«faeces» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Faeces is the scientific word for poo, the solid waste that people and animals push out of their bodies through the bottom. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faeces/#m1)

### In the lessons

In science lessons on digestion, food that the body cannot use leaves as faeces; in nature study, animal droppings help scientists know which animals live nearby. In everyday safety, hands are washed after the toilet because faeces carry germs. Common words for it: «poo» (UK), «poop» (US), «droppings» (animals), «dung» (large animals).

### Examples

- Faeces is the waste left after food is digested. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faeces/#x1)
- Wash your hands after the toilet, because faeces carry germs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faeces/#x2)
- Scientists studied the owl's faeces to see what it ate. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faeces/#x3)
- Pick up dog faeces in the park with a bag. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faeces/#x4)
- The doctor asked for a sample of faeces to test. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faeces/#x5)
- Rabbit faeces are small round pellets. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faeces/#x6)
- The large intestine takes water out before faeces leave the body. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faeces/#x7)

### Note

British spelling «faeces», American «feces»; pronounced «FEE-seez». It is a formal, polite word for doctors and science. Treated like a plural or uncountable: «faeces are» or «the faeces was» are both heard; science texts usually say «faeces are». Always wash hands with soap after touching it or using the toilet.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «faeces» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faeces/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«faeces» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/faeces.html) on Mova free.