Cloacaline

/kloʊˈæk.ə.laɪn/ adjective

Definition

Of, relating to, or resembling a cloaca in structure or function.

Etymology

From Latin cloaca plus the suffix -ine (relating to or having the nature of). This is a technical term used primarily in zoological and biological contexts.

Kelly Says

Scientists use words like this to describe evolutionary features—when animals have cloacaline structures, it tells us something about their place in the tree of life and how they evolved.

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