单词 | retrocopulant |
释义 | † retrocopulantadj. Zoology. Obsolete. rare. Of an animal: that copulates from behind; (also) that copulates back to back (cf. retrocoient adj., retrogenerative adj.). Cf. retrocopulation n. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > sexual organs and reproduction > [adjective] > relating to sexual activity > that copulates backwards retrocoient1712 retrogenerative1744 retrocopulant1819 1819 W. Lawrence Lect. Physiol. 200 The axis of the vagina is directed downwards in them [sc. monkeys]; the urine is discharged within it.., and they are, consequently, retromingent and retro-copulant. 1836 Penny Cycl. VI. 188/1 That accurate observer [sc. Aristotle] was well aware that, though the camel is retromingent, it is not retrocopulant... Pliny, on the contrary,..repeats the common error. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online September 2020). < |
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