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retromingents

retromingents is the plural of retromingent.

Meaning of retromingent

Noun

retromingent (plural retromingents)

  1. (obsolete) An animal that urinates backwards, such as the camel, hippo or raccoon.
    • I confess by reason of the postick and backward position of the feminine parts in quadrupedes, they can hardly admit the substitution of a protrusion, effectuall unto masculine generation; except it be in Retromingents, and such as couple backward.1646, Sir Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica, III.17

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Questions about retromingents

What is retromingents the plural of?
Retromingents is the plural of retromingent.

Words near retromingents in the dictionary

  1. retromesenteric
  2. retromicrognathia
  3. retromigration
  4. retromingency
  5. retromingent
  6. retromingents
  7. retromobile
  8. retromobility
  9. retromobilization
  10. retromod
  11. retromodded

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