What is another word for cloaca?

Pronunciation: [klˈə͡ʊkə] (IPA)

Cloaca, the word used to refer to the common opening for waste elimination and reproduction in birds, reptiles, and amphibians, has a few synonyms available for use. Some possible synonyms for this term are vent, anus, rectum, and cloacal opening. The term "vent" is commonly used by bird enthusiasts to describe the opening at the base of the bird's tail through which waste is expelled. "Anus" and "rectum" are medical terms used to denote the end of the digestive tract, which is also where waste is expelled. The term "cloacal opening" is a more specific term that can be used to describe the opening of the cloaca in reptiles and amphibians.

Synonyms for Cloaca:

What are the hypernyms for Cloaca?

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What are the hyponyms for Cloaca?

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Usage examples for Cloaca

You have your choice-from the Scala Santa to the cloaca Maxima.
"Roderick Hudson"
Henry James
The great movement of the eighteenth century seemed to him a mere stirring and splashing in a noisome pool, in that cloaca maxima, as he had called it.
"The Countess of Albany"
Violet Paget (AKA Vernon Lee)
The famous arched drain at Rome, known as the cloaca Maxima, so constantly referred to as the greatest masterpiece of the Etruscans was not, it has now been proved, built until after their subjugation and extinction as a nation.
"Architecture"
Nancy R E Meugens Bell

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