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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024clo•a•ca (klō ā′kə),USA pronunciation n., pl. -cae (-sē).USA pronunciation - 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.
- a sewer, esp. an ancient sewer.
- Latin clo(u)āca, cluāca sewer, drain; probably akin to Greek klýzein to wash, wash away
- 1650–60
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