urodaeum
noun
uro·dae·um
Definition of urodaeum
-s
: the part of the cloaca (as of a bird) into which the ureters and genital ducts empty
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Origin and Etymology of urodaeum
New Latin, from 1ur- + -odaeum (from Greek hodaion, neuter of hodaios on the way, from hodos way) — more at cede
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