cloaca
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- Rhymes: -eɪkə
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Latin cloaca (“‘sewer’”), from cluere (“‘to cleanse’”).
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cloaca (plural cloacae)
- A sewer.
- (anatomy) The common duct in fish, reptiles, birds and some primitive mammals that serves as the anus as well as the genital opening.
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duct
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cloaca f. (plural cloache)
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cloaca f
- A sewer or underground drain
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[edit] Etymology
Latin cloaca (“‘sewer’”), from cluere (“‘to cleanse’”).
[edit] Noun
cloaca f. (plural cloacas)
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