urinating backward because of bodily configuration
The lion is a retromingent animal
noun
2.
an animal that urinates backward
Derived forms
retromingency
noun
Word origin
[1645-55; retro- + Latin mingent- s. of mingens), prp. of mingere to urinate]This word is first recorded in the period 1645-55. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: herringbone, revival, simmer, sponsor, vortexretro- is a prefix occurring in loanwords from Latin meaning “backward” (retrogress). On this model, retro- is used in the formation of compound words (retrorocket). Other words that use the affix retro- include: retrodirective, retronym, retroreflective, retrospect, retrovirus