noun🔗Share(sometimes figurative) A sewer."After the heavy rain, the city streets became a veritable cloaca of overflowing sewage. "utilityarchitectureenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe duct in reptiles, amphibians and birds, as well as most fish and some mammals, which serves as the common outlet for urination, defecation, and reproduction."The veterinarian explained that the bird's cloaca was inflamed, likely causing its discomfort during egg laying. "anatomyorgananimalbiologyphysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn outhouse or lavatory."During the camping trip, we realized the only cloaca was a simple hole dug in the ground behind the trees. "utilityarchitecturebuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA duct through which gangrenous material escapes a body."The veterinarian identified a cloaca, an opening leaking foul-smelling discharge, on the horse's leg, indicating a deep infection. "medicineanatomybodyphysiologyorganChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading