Definition of cloaca Cloaca
clo•a•ca
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What does cloaca mean?
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NounPlural: cloacas |
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| cloaca - (zoology) the cavity (in birds, reptiles, amphibians, most fish, and monotremes but not mammals) at the end of the digestive tract into which the intestinal, genital, and urinary tracts open | ||
| bodily cavity, cavum, cavity (anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body | ||
| cloaca - a waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water | ||
| sewer, sewerage | ||
| drainpipe, waste pipe, drain emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- cloaca (n.)
A sewer; as, the Cloaca Maxima of Rome. - cloaca (n.)
A privy. - cloaca (n.)
The common chamber into which the intestinal, urinary, and generative canals discharge in birds, reptiles, amphibians, and many fishes.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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cloaca
A cavity which collects deposits from intestine, urinary bladder, and sex organs.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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cloaca
klō-ā′ka, n. a sewer: a privy: a cavity in birds and reptiles, in which the intestinal and urinary ducts terminate: a sink of moral filth:—pl. Cloacæ (klō-ā′sē).—adjs. Cloā′cal, Cloā′cinal. [L. cloāca—cluĕre, to purge.]
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