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cloaca vs bodily cavity

bodily cavity vs cloaca

cloaca and bodily cavity both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cloaca Yes No No No
bodily cavity Yes No No No
As nouns, bodily cavity is a hypernym of cloaca; that is, bodily cavity is a word with a broader meaning than cloaca:
  • cloaca: (zoology) the cavity (in birds, reptiles, amphibians, most fish, and monotremes but not other mammals) at the end of the digestive tract into which the intestinal, genital, and urinary tracts open
  • bodily cavity: (anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body
Other hypernyms of cloaca include cavity, cavum.
cloaca (noun) bodily cavity (noun)
a waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water (anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body
(zoology) the cavity (in birds, reptiles, amphibians, most fish, and monotremes but not other mammals) at the end of the digestive tract into which the intestinal, genital, and urinary tracts open
Difference between cloaca and bodily cavity

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