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   clo·a·ca

   /klōˈākə/

   noun

   • 1. a common cavity at the end of the digestive tract for the release of both excretory and genital products in vertebrates (except most mammals) and certain invertebrates. Specifically, the cloaca is present in birds, reptiles, amphibians, most fish, and monotremes.
   • ▪ a sewer.

   Word Origin late 16th century (in the sense ‘sewer’): from Latin, related to cluere ‘cleanse’. The first sense dates from the mid 19th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. cloacal adjective

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