retromingent
/ɹɛtɹə(ʊ)ˈmɪndʒənt/
retromingent means that urinates backwards; also used of such urination. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.
retromingent is pronounced /ɹɛtɹə(ʊ)ˈmɪndʒənt/.
Etymology
From retro- (“backwards”) + past participle of Latin mingō (“to urinate”).
adj
- That urinates backwards; also used of such urination.“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.”
- Cowardly.
noun
- 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.”