cloaca

n. 泄殖腔, 阴沟 [医] 泄殖腔, 一穴肛; 骨瘘

发音

UK /kləʊˈeɪ.kə/
US /kloʊˈeɪ.kə/

词形变化

cloacae cloacas 复数 cloacas cloacae 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A sewer.

    比喻

    […] that tremendous cloaca of Pauperism […]

  2. 2.

    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.

    泄殖腔

    医学 生物 动物学
  3. 3.

    An outhouse or lavatory.

  4. 4.

    A duct through which gangrenous material escapes a body.

    医学
  5. 5.

    Structure in the embryo during the development of the reproductive and urinary systems.

    医学

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

sewer sewerage

上位词 5

drain cavity drainpipe cavum waste pipe

相关短语

persistent cloaca [医] 残留殖腔

词源

Borrowed from Latin cloāca (“sewer”), related to cluō (“cleanse; purge”), but the derivation is uncertain.

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