The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the cloaca over time, from it's formation to the mature structure. The cloaca is the common chamber into which intestinal, genital and urinary canals open in vertebrates. [ GOC:dgh https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A0582227089 ]
Synonyms: cloacal development
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- anatomical structure development
- part of some urogenital system development
- part of some digestive tract morphogenesis
- results in development of some cloaca