coprodeum

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noun

The most cranial division of the cloaca.

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Meanings

nouncoprodeum (plural coprodea)

plural coprodea

  1. The most cranial division of the cloaca.

Origin

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.

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APA

coprodeum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coprodeum

MLA

“coprodeum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coprodeum. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coprodeum,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coprodeum.

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