stercoraceous
pronunciation
How to pronounce stercoraceous in British English: UK [ˌstɜ:kə'reɪʃəs]
How to pronounce stercoraceous in American English: US [ˌstɜkə'reɪʃəs]
Word Origin
- stercoraceous (adj.)
- "consisting of or pertaining to feces," 1731, from Latin stercus (genitive stercoris) "dung" (from metathesized form of PIE *skert-, extended form of root *sker- (4) "excrement, dung") + -aceous.
Example
- 1. Stercoraceous perforation of the colon .