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総排出腔 (そうはいしゅつこう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

総そう排はい出しゅつ腔こう

also: そうはいしゅつくう

そ

う

は

い

しゅ

つ

こ

う

Meanings

1

cloaca

Zoological term for the common cavity into which the intestinal, urinary, and reproductive tracts open in birds, reptiles, amphibians, and some fish.

鳥ちょう類るいの総そう排はい出しゅつ腔こうは消

しょう

化か

管かん

、

尿にょう

管かん

、

生せい

殖しょく

管かん

が

合ごう

流りゅう

する

場ば

所しょ

だ

。

The cloaca of birds is where the digestive tract, ureters, and reproductive ducts converge.

Kanji

総general, whole, all
排repudiate, exclude, expel
出exit, leave, go out
腔body cavity

Written forms

総排出腔
- そうはいしゅつこう
  Standard kanji spelling for the zoological term 'cloaca'.
- そうはいしゅつくう
  Alternate reading; そうはいしゅつこう is more common.
そうはいしゅつくう

Etymology

Compound of 総 (そう, 'total, general'), 排出 (はいしゅつ, 'excretion, discharge'), and 腔 (こう, 'cavity'). The reading くう for 腔 is an alternative, but こう is more common in this compound.