fecal matter

/ˈfiːkəl ˈmætə(ɹ)/

noun

Feces.

Meanings

nounfecal matter (uncountable)

alternative faecal matter · alternative fæcal matter

  1. uncountableFeces.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsolid excretory product evacuated from the bowels

Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 大便, 屎
  • 大便 (dàbiàn)feces
  • 屎 (shǐ)feces
  • 糞 /粪 (fèn)feces
Finnish ulosteet
  • ulosteetfeces
French matière fécale
  • matière fécalefeces
Italian feci, escrementi
  • fecifeces
  • escrementifeces
Japanese 排泄物
  • 排泄物 (haisetsubutsu)feces
Norwegian fekalia
  • fekaliafeces
Polish fekalia, kał
  • fekaliafeces
  • kałfeces
  • odchodyfeces
  • ekskrementyfeces
Romanian materie fecală, substanță fecală
  • materie fecalăfeces
  • substanță fecalăfeces
Spanish heces, materia fecal
  • hecesfeces
  • materia fecalfeces
Swedish avföring, fekalier
  • avföringfeces
  • fekalierfeces
Cite this entry
APA

fecal matter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fecal%20matter

MLA

“fecal matter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fecal%20matter. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fecal matter,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fecal%20matter.

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