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.

Other Words From

• retro·mingen·cy noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of retromingent¹

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

Example Sentences

Retromingent, rē-trō-min′jent, adj. urinating backward.—n.

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