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French
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin cloaca.
Pronunciation
Noun
cloaque m (plural cloaques)
- cesspool, cesspit
- (anatomy) cloaca (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)
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