cloaca

(klō-āˈkə)

1. A sewer or latrine.
2. Zoology
   a. The common cavity into which the intestinal, genital, and urinary tracts open in vertebrates such as fish, reptiles, birds, and some primitive mammals.
   b. The posterior part of the intestinal tract in various invertebrates.

Related Forms:

• clo·aˈcal (-kəl) adjective