cloaca[kləʊ'eɪkə]
noun(pluralcloacae-si:,-ki:)
1Zoologya common cavity at the end of the digestive tract for the release of both excretory and genital products in vertebrates (except most mammals) and certain invertebrates.
2archaica sewer.
Derivatives
cloacaladjective
Origin
C16: from L., related tocluere'cleanse'.