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retromingent
[ re-troh-min-juhnt ]
adjective
- urinating backward because of bodily configuration:
The lion is a retromingent animal.
noun
- an animal that urinates backward.
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Other Words From
- retro·mingen·cy noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of retromingent1
1645–55; retro- + Latin mingent- stem of mingens ), present participle of mingere to urinate
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