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coprodeum

coprodeum noun: the most cranial division of the cloaca.

Noun

coprodeum (plural coprodea)

  1. The most cranial division of the cloaca.

Forms of coprodeum

pluralcoprodea

Origin of coprodeum

From copro- (“of or relating to excrement”) + a latinized and nominalized form of Ancient Greek ὁδαῖος (hodaîos, “on the way”), modelled after proctodeum and stomodeum.

Questions about coprodeum

What does coprodeum mean?
Coprodeum means the most cranial division of the cloaca.
What part of speech is coprodeum?
Coprodeum is a noun.
What is the plural of coprodeum?
The plural of coprodeum is coprodea.

Words near coprodeum in the dictionary

  1. coprodaea
  2. coprodaeal
  3. coprodaeum
  4. coprodea
  5. coprodeal
  6. coprodeum
  7. coprodiagnoses
  8. coprodiagnosis
  9. coprodiagnostic
  10. coproduce
  11. coproduced

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