Rē'tro-mĭn'gent or Rēt'ro-mĭn'gent1, a.
a. [Lat. retro, backward, and mingens, p. pr. of mingere, to discharge urine.] Organized so as to discharge the urine backward.
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Retro-mingent
Rē'tro-min'gent or Rēt'ro-min'gent2, n.
n. (Zool.) An animal that discharges its urine backward.
☞ The retromingents are a division of animals whose characteristic is, that they discharge their urine backward, both male and female.