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cloaca
[kloh-ey-kuh]
noun
plural
cloacaeZoology.
the common cavity into which the intestinal, urinary, and generative canals open in birds, reptiles, amphibians, many fishes, and certain mammals.
a similar cavity in invertebrates.
a sewer, especially an ancient sewer.
cloaca
/ əʊˈɪə /
noun
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
a sewer
Other Word Forms
- cloacal adjective
- precloacal adjective
- ˈ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of cloaca1
Word History and Origins
Origin of cloaca1
Example Sentences
As the researchers report today in Science, mom released a white substance from her cloaca, which her young immediately gobbled up.
It can “breathe” through its cloaca if it needs to.
Not every creature has one — birds, for example, simply eject sperm from their cloaca.
The technique involves massaging a male’s cloaca from the outside with the thumb.
And they’re like, ‘A pangolin kissed a turtle? Hurrrm. … Maybe a bat flew into the cloaca of a turkey and then it sneezed into my chili — and now we all have coronavirus.’
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