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excretory

[ek-skri-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, ik-skree-tuh-ree] / ˈɛk skrɪˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, ɪkˈskri tə ri /


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“It politicizes the human excretory function,” he said to even louder guffaws in the crowd.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 21, 2024

"Our research has mapped the excretory patterns of animals, spanning eight orders of scale from tiny cicadas to massive elephants," he said.

From Science Daily Mar. 11, 2024

Malpighian tubules are tiny, bulb-shaped organs that open to an excretory pore in leeches.

From Textbooks Jun. 9, 2022

The cilia propel waste matter down the tubules and out of the body through excretory pores that open on the body surface; cilia also draw water from the interstitial fluid, allowing for filtration.

From Textbooks Jun. 9, 2022

Organic matter is broken down as it passes through the digestive tracts of the worms and the soil is enriched by their excretory products.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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