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cloaca vs cavity

cavity vs cloaca

cloaca and cavity both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cloaca Yes No No No
cavity Yes No No No
As nouns, cavity is a hypernym of cloaca; that is, 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
  • cavity: (anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body
Other hypernyms of cloaca include bodily cavity, cavum.
cloaca (noun) 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 a sizeable hole (usually in the ground)
soft decayed area in a tooth; progressive decay can lead to the death of a tooth
space that is surrounded by something
Difference between cloaca and cavity

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