retromingent

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ɹɛtɹə(ʊ)ˈmɪndʒənt/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An animal that urinates backwards, such as the camel, hippo or raccoon. obsolete
    — 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.
形容词 adj.
  1. That urinates backwards; also used of such urination. not-comparable
    — 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.
  2. Cowardly.

词形变化

retromingents plural more retromingent comparative most retromingent superlative

词汇关系

相关词
micturate retromingency

词源

词源 1
From retro- (“backwards”) + past participle of Latin mingō (“to urinate”).
词源 2
From retro- (“backwards”) + past participle of Latin mingō (“to urinate”).
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