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# excrement

«excrement» in Mova's school dictionary: **Solid waste that comes out of the body of a person or…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (excrement, uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

(formal) Solid waste that comes out of the body of a person or animal; poo. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/excrement/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In science lessons on digestion and animals it is the formal word for poo; scientists study animal excrement (droppings, scat) to learn what animals eat. Safety: never touch excrement; wash hands after cleaning a pet's litter. In everyday talk people say «poo», «droppings» or «mess».

### examples

- The park sign said to clean up dog excrement. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/excrement/#x1)
- Owls cough up pellets, which are not excrement. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/excrement/#x2)
- Scientists studied bat excrement in the cave. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/excrement/#x3)
- Bird excrement covered the statue. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/excrement/#x4)
- Animal excrement can spread germs, so wash your hands. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/excrement/#x5)
- Dung beetles roll balls of excrement. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/excrement/#x6)

### note

Uncountable: «some excrement», not «an excrement». Formal or scientific. Everyday words: «poo» (UK), «poop» (US), «droppings» (for small animals and birds). Related verb: «excrete».

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «excrement» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/excrement/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.