faecalis

== Latin == === Etymology === From faex (“dregs, sediment, feces”) +‎ -ālis. === Adjective === faecālis (neuter faecāle); third-declension two-termination adjective (New Latin) Used as a specific epithet for several bacteria associated with feces ==== Usage notes ==== Used almost exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus not normally in inflected forms other than the nominative singular. ==== Declension ==== Third-declension two-termination adjective. ==== Derived terms ====