retromingent

[ re-troh-min-juhnt ]

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

noun
  1. an animal that urinates backward.

Origin of retromingent

1
1645–55; retro- + Latin mingent- stem of mingens), present participle of mingere to urinate

Other words from retromingent

  • ret·ro·min·gen·cy, noun

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