Cloaca
6 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
In birds, reptiles, amphibians, most fish, and monotremes, the single posterior chamber into which the intestinal, urinary, and genital tracts all open.
“Both waste and eggs exit the body through the cloaca in most reptiles.”
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clo·a·ca
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