different between stercorous vs stertorous

stercorous

English

Etymology

From Latin stercus (feces).

Adjective

stercorous (not comparable)

  1. fecal; manurelike

Anagrams

  • outcrosser

stercorous From the web:



stertorous

English

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?st??.t??.?s/
  • (US) IPA(key): /?st?.t?.?s/

Adjective

stertorous (comparative more stertorous, superlative most stertorous)

  1. Sounding like snoring or snorting.
    • 1920, Peter B. Kyne, The Understanding Heart, Chapter IX:
      Baldy had not moved since lying down, and his regular and somewhat sterterous breathing [] told Monica that he was alive and resting comfortably.

Derived terms

  • stertorously

Related terms

  • stertor

Translations

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  • what is stertorous breathing
  • what does stertorous breathing sound like
  • what causes stertorous breathing
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