[ kləʊ'eɪkə ]
■ noun ( plural ~e -si: , -ki: )
1》 Zoology a 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.
2》 archaic a sewer.
Derivatives
~l adjective
Origin
C16: from L., related to cluere 'cleanse'.