droppings
Scat on ground
Droppings are the feces of animals, especially birds and small mammals.
The term is almost always plural and typically refers to waste found where it falls—on sidewalks, windowsills, in barns, or scattered across fields.
The car was covered in bird droppings.
Unlike more clinical terms like feces or excrement, droppings suggests small, discrete pellets or spots rather than larger deposits.
Solid digestive waste
- dungAnimal fecal matter
- scatImprovised vocal jazz
- guanoAccumulated bird droppings
- poopSolid bodily waste
stool · waste · ordure · turds · coprolite · nightsoil · poo · manure
Animal's passage evidence
- scatImprovised vocal jazz
- signsDisplays conveying information
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
- trailsMarked outdoor paths
footprints · hunting · stalking · identification · field guide · midden · game tracking · naturalist
Animal waste as fertilizer
- compostDecayed organic fertilizer
- guanoAccumulated bird droppings
- nutrientsVital dietary substances
- organic matterMaterial from living sources
humus · soil amendment · cowpat · enrichment · nitrogen · phosphorus · vermicompost · castings
Nucleus-free single-celled organisms
- germsMicroscopic disease agents
- pathogensDisease-causing microorganisms
- parasitesOrganisms feeding off hosts
- diseaseDisorder impairing normal function
infection · contamination · hygiene · sanitation · cleanup · hazard · E. coli · salmonella
Feces from flying mammals
- rabbit pelletsRodent-like mammal's feces
- owl pelletsRegurgitated prey remains
feces
Solid digestive waste
poop · stool · waste · ordure · turds · coprolite · nightsoil · poo · manure · pellets
spoor
Animal's passage evidence
trails · footprints · hunting · stalking · identification · field guide · midden · game tracking · naturalist
manure
Animal waste as fertilizer
organic matter · humus · soil amendment · cowpat · enrichment · nitrogen · phosphorus · vermicompost · castings · natural fertilizer
bacteria
Nucleus-free single-celled organisms
- germsMicroscopic disease agents
- pathogensDisease-causing microorganisms
- parasitesOrganisms feeding off hosts
disease · infection · contamination · hygiene · sanitation · cleanup · hazard · E. coli · salmonella · giardia
bat guano
Feces from flying mammals
- rabbit pelletsRodent-like mammal's feces
- owl pelletsRegurgitated prey remains
- manurecow manure, horse manure, chicken manure, pig manure, sheep manure
- pest scoutingscouting, visual inspection, field surveys, traps, sticky traps
- filthdirt, grime, dirty, filthy, muck
- animal trackingtracks, footprints, hoofprints, spoor, scat
- bird keepingbird cage, birdcages, bird food, birdseed, parakeet
- bodily wastefeces, excrement, urine, poop, pee
droppingsfood
Consumable nourishment source
feed · nourishment · fodder · sustenance · intake
- dropping offFalling briefly asleep
- dropping outLeaving before completion
- dropping byVisiting informally, briefly
- dropping deadSuddenly dying, often unexpectedly
- dropping inCasual unannounced visit
- dropping the ballFailing at a crucial moment