‖Clo″a″ca (?), n.; pl.Cloacæ (#). 1. A sewer; as, the Cloaca Maxima of Rome.
2. A privy.
3. (Anat.) The common chamber into which the intestinal, urinary, and generative canals discharge in birds, reptiles, amphibians, and many fishes.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.