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dung (feces, excrement, ... Materials (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Excrement of animals, rarely of humans, particularly when used to fertilize the soil or, when dried, as a building material. |
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dung (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,N)
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mest (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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Dung (C,U,German-P,D,B)
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estiércol (C,U,Spanish-P,D,U,U)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: M.MT |
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Materials Facet |
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.... Materials (hierarchy name) (G) |
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........ materials (substances) (G) |
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............ <materials by origin> (G) |
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................ biological material (G) |
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.................... animal material (G) |
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........................ <animal material by form or function> (G) |
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............................ <animal material by excretions, secretions, and fluids> (G) |
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................................ excrement (G) |
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.................................... feces (G) |
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........................................ dung (G) |
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Dutch ..... Excrement van dieren. |
German ..... Kot von Tieren, selten von Menschen, insbesondere bei der Verwendung zur Düngung des Bodens oder, wenn getrocknet, als Baumaterial verwendet. |
Spanish ..... Excremento de animales.
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