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Meaning of retromingent | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
/ɹɛtɹə(ʊ)ˈmɪndʒənt/

Definitions

An animal that urinates backwards, such as the camel, hippo or raccoon.

obsolete

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.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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