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(noun) The cloaca is the single posterior opening for a bird's digestive, urinary and reproductive tracts and is used to expel feces and lay eggs. The cloaca is found on the rear of the body under the base of the tail, covered by feathers on the extreme lower abdomen.
Freebase (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: Lorica. In the Christian monastic tradition, a lorica is a prayer recited for protection. The Latin word lorica originally meant armor or breastplate. Both meanings come together in the practice of placing verbal inscriptions on the shields or armorial trappings of knights, who might recite them before going into battle.