Etymology

stercoroma

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Today it means: Synonym of fecaloma. Full definition →

Latin stercus ← Ancient Greek -ωμα
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived from-ωμα“tumor, mass”
  2. Latin · derived fromstercus“dung”
  3. English todaystercoroma

From Latin stercus (“dung”) + -oma, from Ancient Greek -ωμα (-ōma, “tumor, mass”). See fecaloma.

Words from the same roots

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