coprodaeum

noun

cop·​ro·​dae·​um

variants or coprodeum

ˌkäprəˈdēəm,

ˈ⸗⸗ˌ⸗⸗

plural -s

: the innermost division of the cloaca of birds or reptiles

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from copr- + -odaeum, -odeum (from Greek hodaion, neuter of hodaios on the way, from hodos way)

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