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retromingent

[ re-troh-min-juh nt ]
/ ˌrɛ troʊˈmɪn dʒənt /

adjective

urinating backward because of bodily configuration: The lion is a retromingent animal.

noun

an animal that urinates backward.

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Origin of retromingent

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

OTHER WORDS FROM retromingent

ret·ro·min·gen·cy, noun

Words nearby retromingent

retrojection, retrolental, retrolental fibroplasia, retrolingual, retromandibular vein, retromingent, retromolar pad, retronym, retroocular, retropack, retroperitoneal
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