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urodeum

urodeum noun: the central part of cloaca that receives urine from the ureter.

Noun

urodeum (plural urodea)

  1. The central part of cloaca that receives urine from the ureter.

Forms of urodeum

pluralurodea

Origin of urodeum

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

Questions about urodeum

What does urodeum mean?
Urodeum means the central part of cloaca that receives urine from the ureter.
What part of speech is urodeum?
Urodeum is a noun.
What is the plural of urodeum?
The plural of urodeum is urodea.

Words near urodeum in the dictionary

  1. urodelian
  2. urodelians
  3. urodelous
  4. urodermal
  5. urodermals
  6. urodeum
  7. urodid
  8. urodids
  9. urodilatin
  10. urodome
  11. urodomes

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