What is another word for Egesta?

Pronunciation: [ˈɛd͡ʒɛstə] (IPA)

The word "egesta" refers to waste products that are expelled from the body. There are different synonyms that can be used to describe this type of waste. These include excrement, feces, stool, and waste matter. Other synonyms include excreta, scat, droppings, discharge, and sewage. The choice of synonym will depend on the context in which it is being used. For example, in a medical or scientific context, the term "fecal matter" may be more appropriate, while in an agricultural context, "manure" or "dung" can be used. Ultimately, all of these words refer to the same thing - the waste products that are ejected from the body or expelled from other living organisms.

What are the hypernyms for Egesta?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Egesta

Whatever may have been the origin of the belief in the connexion of Rome with Troy, it certainly prevailed before the poem of Naevius was composed, as at the beginning of the First Punic War the inhabitants of Egesta opened their gates to Rome, in acknowledgment of their common descent from Troy.
"The Roman Poets of the Republic"
W. Y. Sellar
Not long afterwards three hundred cavalry came to them from Egesta, and about a hundred from the Sicels, Naxians, and others; and thus, with the two hundred and fifty from Athens, for whom they had got horses from the Egestaeans and Catanians, besides others that they bought, they now mustered six hundred and fifty cavalry in all.
"The History of the Peloponnesian War"
Thucydides
If Nicias was prepared for the news from Egesta, his two colleagues were taken completely by surprise.
"The History of the Peloponnesian War"
Thucydides

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