cloaca

• Organe ou cavité commune où aboutissent les voies digestive, urinaire et génitale chez certains animaux (notamment les oiseaux, reptiles et amphibiens), ou conduit d'évacuation des eaux usées et des matières fécales.

A noun referring to a cavity at the end of the digestive tract in certain animals into which the intestinal, genital, and urinary tracts open, or a waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water.

1. Biological cavityC1formalscientific

   A chamber in birds, reptiles, amphibians, most fish, and monotremes into which the digestive, urinary, and reproductive tracts empty.

   Cloaque

   • In birds, the cloaca serves as the common opening for excretion and reproduction.
   • The frog's cloaca is located at the posterior end of its body.
   • Scientists studied the cloaca of the platypus to understand its unique anatomy.

   Synonymesvent

2. Sewage pipeC1formaltechnical

   A pipe or conduit that carries away waste water and sewage from buildings.

   Conduit d'évacuation des eaux usées

   • The ancient Romans built an extensive system of cloacae to drain the city.
   • A blocked cloaca caused flooding in the basement.
   • The city's main cloaca was upgraded to handle increased waste water.

   Synonymesconduitdraindrainpipesewerwaste pipe