noun plural.
Waste matter eliminated from the bowels; excrement.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Dregs; lees; sediment; matter excreted and ejected.
Specifically The undigested portions of the food, mixed with some secretions in the alimentary canal, which are evacuated at the anus; dung; excrement.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun plural.
dregs; sediment; excrement. See fæces.
noun.Digestedwaste material discharged from the bowels; excrement.
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noun.
solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels
Word Usage
"This does not however necessarily mean that the E. coli present pose a risk, but rather that the risk of a pathogenic organism carried/dispersed in feces is present."