[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

flatus \fla"tus\, n.; pl. e. flatuses, l. flatus. l., fr.
   flare to blow.
   1. a breath; a puff of wind. --clarke.
      1913 webster

   2. gas generated in the stomach, intestine, or other cavities
      of the body. --quincy.
      1913 webster
see also:
flatuses flatus 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

flatus
     n : a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus syn: fart,
          farting, wind, breaking wind
see also:
fart farting wind breaking wind 

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