Main Entry: clo·aca

Pronunciation: \klō-ˈā-kə\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural clo·acae \-ˌkē, -ˌsē\

1 a : the common chamber into which the intestinal, urinary, and generative canals discharge especially in monotreme mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and elasmobranch fishes b : the terminal part of the embryonic hindgut of a mammal before it divides into rectum, bladder, and genital precursors
2 : a passage in a bone leading to a cavity containing a sequestrum

—clo·acal \-ˈā-kəl\ adjective