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Categories: Sex organs, All articles lacking reliable references, Animal anatomy, Animal reproductive system, Bird anatomy

cloaca Anal beak Chloaca cloacae cloacal

(zoology) the cavity (in birds, reptiles, amphibians, most fish, and monotremes but not mammals) at the end of the digestive tract into which the intestinal, genital, and urinary tracts open WordNet 3.0

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(zoology) the cavity (in birds, reptiles, amphibians, most fish, and monotremes but not other mammals) at the end of the digestive tract into which the intestinal, genital, and urinary tracts open Open English WordNet

In the anatomy of some animals, a cloaca, pl.: cloacae, is the rear orifice that serves as the only opening for the digestive, reproductive, and urinary tracts of many vertebrate animals. Wikipedia

A cavity which collects deposits from intestine, urinary bladder, and sex organs. OmegaWiki

The duct in reptiles, amphibians and birds, as well as most fish and some mammals, which serves as the common outlet for urination, defecation, and reproduction. Wiktionary

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Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary

National Encyclopedia of Uzbekistan

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