Definitions of cloaca
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(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
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type of:
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bodily cavity, cavity, cavum
(anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body
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bodily cavity, cavity, cavum
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a waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water
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type of:
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drain, drainpipe, waste pipe
a pipe through which liquid is carried away
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drain, drainpipe, waste pipe
Pronunciation
US
/kloʊˈeɪkə/
UK
/kləʊˈækə/
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