retromingent
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Is retromingent a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (obsolete) An animal that urinates backwards, such as the camel, hippo or raccoon.Examples: "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."obsolete
adj (English)
1. (not comparable) That urinates backwards; also used of such urination.Examples: "It sat down at last and, as if to express once and for all its disenchantment with the whole sum of canine existence, delivered itself of a retromingent puddle on the beautiful Shiraz."; ""Additionally, camels are retromingent animals, and so spectators would be advised to beware not only of flying saliva but of pitched urine as well.""not-comparable
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