A retromingent animal is one that urinates backwards, such as the cat, the camel, the hippopotamus, the raccoon amongst others. The etymology of the word is the combination of ‘retro’ meaning “backwards” and the past participle of the Latin word ‘mingō’ meaning “I urinate”.

An animal that urinates backwards has a genital opening that points directly behind itself. Unlike a dog or other animals that urinate downward or slightly forward a retromingent animal would urinate directly away from itself, i.e. backwards. This is an important consideration when one is close to the rear quarters of a retromingent creature.

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