n.
Pronunciation: kl ō - ' ā -k ə
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -a · cae \ - ˌ k ē , - ˌ s ē \
Etymology: Latin; akin to Greek klyzein to wash ― more at CLYSTER
Date: 1599
1 : 3 SEWER
2 [ New Latin, from L] : the common chamber into which the intestinal and urogenital tracts discharge especially in monotreme mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and elasmobranch fishes also : a comparable chamber of an invertebrate
3 : CESSPOOL 2
– clo · a · cal \ - ' ā -k ə l \ adjective