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cloaca

American  
[kloh-ey-kuh] / kloʊˈeɪ kə /

noun

plural

cloacae

  1. Zoology.

    1. the common cavity into which the intestinal, urinary, and generative canals open in birds, reptiles, amphibians, many fishes, and certain mammals.

    2. a similar cavity in invertebrates.

  2. a sewer, especially an ancient sewer.

cloaca British  
/ kləʊˈeɪkə /

noun

  1. a cavity in the pelvic region of most vertebrates, except higher mammals, and certain invertebrates, into which the alimentary canal and the genital and urinary ducts open

  2. a sewer

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Other Word Forms

  • cloacal adjective
  • precloacal adjective

Etymology

Origin of cloaca

1650–60; < Latin clo ( u ) āca, cluāca sewer, drain; probably akin to Greek klýzein to wash, wash away

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