cloacae
kə Origin:
1650–60; < Latin clo(u)āca, cluāca sewer, drain; probably akin to Greek klýzein to wash, wash away
1650–60; < Latin clo(u)āca, cluāca sewer, drain; probably akin to Greek klýzein to wash, wash away
Related forms
clo·a·cal, adjective
pre·clo·a·cal, adjective
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cloaca (kləʊˈeɪkə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -cae | |
| 1. | 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 |
| 2. | a sewer |
| [C18: from Latin: sewer; related to Greek kluzein to wash out] | |
| clo'acal | |
| —adj | |
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Cloacae
is always a great word to know.
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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Word Origin & History
cloaca
1656, Mod.L., euphemism for "sewer," from L. cloaca "sewer," from cluere "to cleanse," from PIE base *klu- "to rinse, clean."
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Medical Dictionary
cloaca clo·a·ca (klō-ā'kə)
n.
In early embryos, the entodermally lined chamber into which the hindgut and allantois empty.
The common cavity into which the intestinal, genital, and urinary tracts open in vertebrates such as fish, reptiles, birds, and some mammals.
An opening in a diseased bone containing a fragment of dead bone.
clo·a'cal (-kəl) adj.
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cloaca  (klō-ā'kə) Pronunciation Key
Plural cloacae (klō-ā'sē')
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