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Definitions for Cloaca

[1] Zoology . the common cavity into which the intestinal, urinary, and generative canals open in birds, reptiles, amphibians, many fishes, and certain mammals. a similar cavity in invertebrates.
[2] a sewer, especially an ancient sewer.
[3] a cavity in the pelvic region of most vertebrates, except higher mammals, and certain invertebrates, into which the alimentary canal and the genital and urinary ducts open
[4] a sewer

Words related to Cloaca

gutter, pipe, duct, sewer, ditch, culvert, trench, conduit, drainpipe, cesspool, sink, outlet, watercourse

Words nearby Cloaca

clivia, clivus, clk., cllr, clo., cloaca, cloacal membrane, cloacal plate, cloacitis, cloak, cloak fern

Origin of Cloaca

1650–60; < Latin clo(u)āca, cluāca sewer, drain; probably akin to Greek klýzein to wash, wash away

Other words from Cloaca

clo·a·cal , adjective
pre·clo·a·cal , adjective
clo•a′ cal (-kəl ) adj.

Word origin for Cloaca

C18: from Latin: sewer; related to Greek kluzein to wash out

Synonyms for Cloaca

gutter, septic tank, sewage system, cesspool, conduit, drainpipe, trench