retromingent
[re-troh-min-juh nt]
- urinating backward because of bodily configuration: The lion is a retromingent animal.
- an animal that urinates backward.
Origin of retromingent
1645–55; retro- +
Latin mingent- stem of
mingens), present participle of
mingere to urinate
Related formsret·ro·min·gen·cy, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
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