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| me·co·ni·um [ mi kṓnee əm ] |
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first feces of newborn baby: the dark greenish feces that have collected in the intestines of an unborn baby and are released shortly after birth
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| [Early 17th century. Via Latin, "poppy juice" < Greek mēkōnion< mēkōn "poppy"] |
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