CLOACAS

Noun

cloacas

plural of cloaca

Source: Wiktionary


CLOACA

Clo"a"ca, n.; pl. Cloacæ. Etym: [L.]

1. A sewer; as, the Cloaca Maxima of Rome.

2. A privy.

3. (Anat.)

Definition: The common chamber into which the intestinal, urinary, and generative canals discharge in birds, reptiles, amphibians, and many fishes.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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