Meaning of CLOACA
| Pronunciation: | | klow'eyku
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| | Definition: | | [n] a waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water |
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| | Synonyms: | | sewer, sewerage |
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| | See Also: | | drain, drainpipe, sewage system, sewage works, sewer system, waste pipe | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Clo"a"ca\, n.; pl. {Cloac[ae]}. [L.]
1. A sewer; as, the Cloaca Maxima of Rome.
2. A privy.
3. (Anat.) The common chamber into which the intestinal,
urinary, and generative canals discharge in birds,
reptiles, amphibians, and many fishes.
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