cloaca

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Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

cloacascloacae

1.
(figuratively, sometimes)(sometimes figurative) A sewer.
[…] that tremendous cloaca of Pauperism […]
2.
(anatomy, zoology) The opening in reptiles, amphibians and birds, as well as elasmobranchians, lobe-finned fishes, and monotreme mammals, which serves as the common outlet for the urogenital ducts and rectum.
3.
An outhouse or lavatory.
4.
(anatomy) A duct through which gangrenous material escapes a body.
5.
(embryology) Structure in the embryo during the development of the reproductive and urinary systems.

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Đồng nghĩa

sewersewer sewerduct ventouthouse or lavatory bathroom

Cùng gốc / liên quan

cloacalcloacinalcloacitispersistent cloaca

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Nguồn gốc từ

Borrowed from Latin cloāca (sewer), related to cluō (cleanse; purge), but the derivation is uncertain.