Definitions for cloaca
kloʊˈeɪ kəcloa·ca

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cloacanoun

   (zoology) the cavity (in birds, reptiles, amphibians, most fish, and monotremes but not mammals) at the end of the digestive tract into which the intestinal, genital, and urinary tracts open

2. sewer, sewerage, cloacanoun

   a waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cloacanoun

   A sewer.

2. cloacanoun

   The common duct in fish, reptiles, birds and some primitive mammals that serves as the anus as well as the genital opening.

3. Etymology: cloaca, from cluo.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Cloaca

   In animal anatomy, a cloaca ( kloh-AY-kə), plural cloacae ( kloh-AY-see or kloh-AY-kee), is the posterior orifice that serves as the only opening for the digestive, reproductive, and urinary tracts (if present) of many vertebrate animals. All amphibians, reptiles and birds, and a few mammals (monotremes, tenrecs, golden moles, and marsupial moles), have this orifice, from which they excrete both urine and feces; this is in contrast to most placental mammals, which have two or three separate orifices for evacuation. Excretory openings with analogous purpose in some invertebrates are also sometimes referred to as cloacae. Mating through the cloaca is known as cloacal copulation, commonly referred to as cloacal kiss. The cloacal region is also often associated with a secretory organ, the cloacal gland, which has been implicated in the scent-marking behavior of some reptiles, marsupials, amphibians, and monotremes.

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1. cloaca

   A cloaca is a common cavity and outlet into which the intestinal, urinary, and reproductive tracts open in birds, reptiles, amphibians, and some fish species. It is used to expel waste products and to reproduce.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Cloacanoun

   a sewer; as, the Cloaca Maxima of Rome

2. Cloacanoun

   a privy

3. Cloacanoun

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

4. Etymology: [L.]

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1. Cloaca

   In zoological anatomy, a cloaca is the posterior opening that serves as the only opening for the intestinal, reproductive, and urinary tracts of certain animal species. All amphibians, birds, reptiles, and monotremes possess this orifice, from which they excrete both urine and feces, unlike most placental mammals, which possess two or three separate orifices for evacuation. The cloacal region is also often associated with a secretory organ, the cloacal gland, which has been implicated in the scent marking behavior of some reptiles, amphibians and monotremes.

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1. Cloaca

   klō-ā′ka, n. a sewer: a privy: a cavity in birds and reptiles, in which the intestinal and urinary ducts terminate: a sink of moral filth:—pl. Cloacæ (klō-ā′sē).—adjs. Cloā′cal, Cloā′cinal. [L. cloāca—cluĕre, to purge.]

U.S. National Library of MedicineRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Cloaca

   A dilated cavity extended caudally from the hindgut. In adult birds, reptiles, amphibians, and many fishes but few mammals, cloaca is a common chamber into which the digestive, urinary and reproductive tracts discharge their contents. In most mammals, cloaca gives rise to LARGE INTESTINE; URINARY BLADDER; and GENITALIA.

EntomologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Cloaca

   see rectum.

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1. • Cavity
   • Drain
   • Zoology

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of cloaca in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of cloaca in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of cloaca in a Sentence

1. Jakob Vinther:

   From what we can see, this cloaca would not have been suitable for cloacal kissing, it looks like it would have been penetrative sex.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=cloaca
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Cloaca
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloaca
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cloaca
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=cloaca
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=cloaca
8. ^ Entomology
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22748/22748-h/22748-h.htm#:~:text=cloaca