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fogna — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cesspool noun An underground pit that collects and holds sewage or wastewater.
  • cloaca noun The opening in reptiles, amphibians and birds, as well as elasmobranchians, lobe-finned fishes, and monotreme mammals, which serves as the common outlet for the urogenital ducts and rectum.
  • hovel noun A small, poorly built and often squalid dwelling; a shack.
  • sewer noun An underground pipe or channel that carries away waste water and sewage.

Senses

fogna is used for these senses in English:

  • cloaca (anatomy, zoology) The opening in reptiles, amphibians and birds, as well as elasmobranchians, lobe-finned fishes, marsupials and monotreme mammals, which serves as the common outlet for the urogenital ducts and rectum.
  • hovel (pejorative) A poor cottage; a small, mean house; a hut.
  • sewer A pipe or channel, or system of pipes or channels, used to remove human waste and to provide drainage.

cesspool — full definition

  1. noun An underground pit that collects and holds sewage or wastewater.
  2. noun Figuratively, a place or situation that is extremely dirty, corrupt, or unpleasant.

cloaca — full definition

  1. noun The opening in reptiles, amphibians and birds, as well as elasmobranchians, lobe-finned fishes, and monotreme mammals, which serves as the common outlet for the urogenital ducts and rectum.
  2. noun An outhouse or lavatory.
  3. noun A duct through which gangrenous material escapes a body.
  4. noun Structure in the embryo during the development of the reproductive and urinary systems.

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