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solid matter discharged from an animal's alimentary canal researchers tracked the wild gorillas by following the piles of dung

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Recent Examples on the Web In Africa, Southeast Asia, and the western Pacific, where many rely on cookstoves that use wood or dung, rural and poor people are more affected by smoke. Judy Stone, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024 The tent had that wonderful aroma of Mongolia—of butter and mutton, of dung fires and horses. Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Mar. 2024 Nearly two billion people still rely on wood and dung for heating and cooking. Michael Shellenberger, Foreign Affairs, 15 Aug. 2017 Their dung fertilized the ground, and their grazing promoted carbon sequestration in the soil. Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 4 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for dung 

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“Dung.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dung. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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