klōˈākə noun
( plural cloa·cae -ˈā(ˌ)sē)
Etymology: Latin; akin to Greek klyzein to wash — more at clyster
1. : sewer III 2
2.
[New Latin, from Latin]
a. : the common chamber into which the intestinal, urinary, and generative canals discharge in birds, reptiles, amphibians, and many fishes
b. : a chamber or passage having similar functions in invertebrates