Definition:Feces (or Poo) is a waste product from an animal’s digestive tract expelled through the anus during defecation.
There are many names for feces, of which some are considered profanity (such as shit, crap and turd) while others (such as poo, poop, number two, dookie and doody) are not. Terms such as dung, scat,spoor and droppings are normally used to refer to animal feces.
Human feces are commonly known as a Stool . At a normal situation at the doctors this would what it would sound like.
John: Hi Doc. I’m feeling a little BLLUUURR today
Doc: What a shame
John: Can you fix it
Doc: I sure can hon
John: Go on then
Doc: Sure. I need a sample of your stool.
John: The thing that I’m sittin’ on
Doc: No. The thing that come out your anus. Go on then here’s a plastic bag
John: Thanks I’ll be back in a number two
The term stool can be used for that of non-human species too.
The distinctive odor of feces is due to bacterial action. Gut flora produce compounds such as indole, skatole, and thiols (sulfur-containing compounds), as well as the inorganic gas hydrogen sulfide. These are the same compounds that are responsible for the odor of flatulence. Consumption of foods with spices may result in the spices being undigested and adding to the odor of feces. The perceived bad odor of feces has been hypothesized to be a deterrent for humans, as consumption or touching it may result in sickness or infection. Of course, human perception of the odor is a subjective matter; an animal that eats feces may be attracted to its odor. Vegetarian diets produce feces with less odor from the standpoint of human perception than diets containing large amounts of meat, in both human beings and animals; for example, the odor of feces produced by carnivores such as lions or tigers tends to be much stronger than that of feces produced by herbivores such as horses or cows
Here are some names for poo
- Non-human animals generally –
- As bulk material – dung
- Individually – droppings
- Cattle –
- Deer (and formerly other quarry animals) – fewmets.
- Wild carnivores – scat.
- Otter – spraint.
- Birds (individual) – droppings (also include urine as white crystals of uric acid).
- Seabirds or bats (large accumulations) – guano.
- Herbivorous insects, such as caterpillars and leaf beetles – frass.
- Earthworms, lugworms etc – worm casts (feces extruded at ground surface).
- Feces when used as fertilizer (usually mixed with animal bedding and urine) – manure.
