stercorary

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noun

A sheltered place for storing dung.

Similar
dunghouse
OriginLatin stercorarium →
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Meanings

nounstercorary (plural stercoraries)

plural stercoraries

  1. archaicagricultureA sheltered place for storing dung.

    Synonyms: dunghouse

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA sheltered place for storing dung.

Similar
dunghouse
Also see
dunghouse

Origin

  1. Latinstercorarium
  2. Englishstercorary

From Latin stercorarium, from stercorarius (“relating to dung”), from stercus.

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Cite this entry
APA

stercorary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stercorary

MLA

“stercorary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stercorary. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stercorary,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stercorary.

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