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retromingent

American

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

adjective

urinating backward because of bodily configuration.

The lion is a retromingent animal.

noun

an animal that urinates backward.

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

retromingency

noun

Etymology

Origin of retromingent

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

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