cloaca

Meaning

1. A sewer.
2. The duct in reptiles, amphibians and birds, as well as fish and some mammals, which serves as the common outlet for urination, defecation, and reproduction.
3. An outhouse or lavatory.
4. A duct through which gangrenous material escapes a body.

Synonyms

sewer

anus

privy

sewerage

outhouse

WC

🚾

restroom

🚻

sap

gallery

waste passage

toilet

🚽

toilette

washroom

water closet

john

lavatory

mine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kləʊˈeɪkə/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cloāca (“sewer”), from cluō (“cleanse; purge”).