Usually means: Urinating backwards, as some mammals.
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General (13 matching dictionaries)
  1. retromingent: Merriam-Webster
  2. retromingent: Collins English Dictionary
  3. retromingent: Wordnik
  4. retromingent: Wiktionary
  5. retromingent: Infoplease Dictionary
  6. Retromingent, retromingent: Dictionary.com
  7. Retromingent: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  8. retromingent: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  9. Retromingent: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  10. retromingent: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  11. retromingent: FreeDictionary.org
  12. retromingent: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
  13. Retromingent: TheFreeDictionary.com

Medicine (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. Retromingent: MedTerms.com Medical Dictionary
  2. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  3. retromingent: Medical dictionary
  4. Retromingent: Drug Medical Dictionary

Miscellaneous (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. retromingent: A Word A Day
  2. retromingent: Wordcraft Dictionary

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Retromingent: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (retromingent)

noun:  (obsolete) An animal that urinates backwards, such as the camel, hippo or raccoon.
adjective:  (not comparable) That urinates backwards; also used of such urination.
adjective:  Cowardly.

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