Egests

/ɪˈdʒɛsts/ verb

Definition

Third person singular present tense of 'egest'; discharges or expels waste matter.

Etymology

Regular third person singular present tense formation from 'egest' using the -s suffix. From Latin 'egestus,' describing what an organism currently does.

Kelly Says

The verb 'egest' barely appears in everyday speech, but when you read biology textbooks, you'll suddenly see 'the organism egests' describing what happens at the end of digestion.

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