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retroˈcoient, a. (and n.) rare.
[f. retro- + L. coient-em, pres. ppl. of coīre to copulate.]
= next. Also as n., an animal which copulates backwards.
1709Phil. Trans. XXVII. 60 Some asserting, that it is Retrocoient and Retromingent. Ibid. 61 There can be no such thing as a Retrocoient Animal. 1801Ibid. XCI. 149 Which proves that this animal must be a retro-coient. |