What does excrementive mean?
Excrementive means (archaic) excretory.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(archaic) excretory.
It may, indeed, be thought a modesty in nature to cover those excrementive parts, which, left uncovered, perhaps might offer offence. In birds, they are wholly concealed by their feathers; in beasts, by the tail they are produced with.
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Excrementive means (archaic) excretory.
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It may, indeed, be thought a modesty in nature to cover those excrementive parts, which, left uncovered, perhaps might offer offence. In birds, they are wholly concealed by their feathers; in beasts, by the tail they are produced with.
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