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cloaca

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Main Entry:
clo·a·ca 
          Listen to the pronunciation of cloaca
Pronunciation:
\klō-ˈā-kə\
Function:
noun
Inflected Form(s):
plural clo·a·cae 
          Listen to the pronunciation of cloacae \-ˌkē, -ˌsē\
Etymology:
Latin; akin to Greek klyzein to wash — more at clyster
Date:
1599
1: 3sewer2 [New Latin, from Latin] : the common chamber into which the intestinal and urogenital tracts discharge especially in monotreme mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and elasmobranch fishes ; also : a comparable chamber of an invertebrate3: cesspool 2
clo·a·cal 
          Listen to the pronunciation of cloacal \-ˈā-kəl\ adjective


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