exsertile

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

exsert +‎ -ile

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɛkˈsɜː(ɹ)taɪl/, /ɛkˈsɜː(ɹ)tɪl/

Adjective[edit]

exsertile (not comparable)

  1. (biology) Capable of being thrust out or protruded.
    • 1822, John Fleming, The Philosophy of Zoology:
      The male is furnished with an exsertile penis

References[edit]

“exsertile”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams[edit]

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