клоа́ка — meaning in English

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.

Senses

клоа́ка is used for these senses in English:

• cesspool (by extension) A filthy place.
• 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.

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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