noun
or cop·ro·deum ˌkäprəˈdēəm, ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷
( -s )
Etymology: New Latin, from copr- + -odaeum, -odeum (from Greek hodaion, neuter of hodaios on the way, from hodos way) — more at cede
: the innermost division of the cloaca of birds or reptiles