defecated
past simple and past participle ofdefecate
| 单词 | defecated |
| 释义 | defecated past simple and past participle ofdefecate defecate verb[I] medicalformalorspecializeduk/ˈdef.ə.keɪt/us/ˈdef.ə.keɪt/topassthecontentsof thebowelsout of thebody Animal physiology: excrement & its excretion
Examplesofdefecateddefecated In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. On the other hand, they did not provide any direct evidence that seedsdefecatedby grit-using birds are intact and viable. From theCambridge English Corpus The seeds of at least six species were ingested whole anddefecatedintact. From theCambridge English Corpus Faecal samples were obtained from animals thatdefecatedupon handling, and were stored in jars of 10% formalin. From theCambridge English Corpus Regurgitated seeds that were deposited within trees were more likely to end up in sites suitable for establishment thandefecatedseeds. From theCambridge English Corpus The estimated percentage ofdefecatedseeds varied between species, ranging from 10 to 23%. From theCambridge English Corpus The vast majority (85.4% or 159 out of 186) of seedsdefecatedby spider monkeys were deposited >100 m away from parental feeding patches. From theCambridge English Corpus Each treatment was replicated four times for each species, using 25 seeds (intact fruits, cleaned seeds,defecatedseeds) for each replication. From theCambridge English Corpus Thus, a significantly higher proportion of regurgitated seeds germinated thandefecatedseeds. From theCambridge English Corpus Regurgitated seeds were also more frequently found singly or in small groups thandefecatedseeds. From theCambridge English Corpus The number of seeds that were found deposited in a group also differed depending on whether seeds had beendefecatedor regurgitated. From theCambridge English Corpus Seedsdefecatedby the latter species showed decreased viability, but the number of seeds tested was small. From theCambridge English Corpus Whether the seeds had beendefecatedor regurgitated was recorded depending on the presence or absence, respectively, of urates and other faecal material. From theCambridge English Corpus The first three species regurgitated seeds onto branches, whereas mousebirdsdefecatedthe seeds. From theCambridge English Corpus Samples from the same individual that weredefecatedin a period of less than 3 min were grouped into a single sample for analysis. From theCambridge English Corpus During this study period of the seed species (n = 47)defecatedby howlers, 36% had a diameter 5-10 mm and 49% 10-15 mm. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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