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retromingent

American  
[re-troh-min-juhnt] / ˌrɛ troʊˈmɪn dʒənt /

adjective

  1. urinating backward because of bodily configuration.

    The lion is a retromingent animal.


noun

  1. an animal that urinates backward.

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Etymology

Origin of retromingent

1645–55; retro- + Latin mingent- stem of mingens ), present participle of mingere to urinate


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