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FLATUS
fart, farting, flatus, wind, breaking wind
(noun) a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
flatus (countable and uncountable, plural flatuses)
(uncountable) Gas generated in the digestive tract.
(countable) Expulsion of such gas through the anus.
(obsolete) Morbid inflation or swelling.
Synonyms
• (expulsion): fart (impolite), flatulence.
• See also flatus
Anagrams
• faults, futsal, ustalf
Source: Wiktionary
Fla"tus, n.; pl. E. Flatuses, L. Flatus. Etym: [L., fr. flare to blow.]
1. A breath; a puff of wind. Clarke.
2. Wind or gas generated in the stomach or other cavities of the body. Quincy.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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