Stercoraceous

//ˌstɜː.kəˈɹeɪ.ʃəs// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Consisting of, resembling or pertaining to feces.

    "He had reason to believe the stercoraceous flavour, condemned by prejudice as a stink, was, in fact, most agreeable to the organs of smelling."

Example

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"He had reason to believe the stercoraceous flavour, condemned by prejudice as a stink, was, in fact, most agreeable to the organs of smelling."

Etymology

From Latin stercorāceus, from stercus (“dung”).

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