exsertile

English

Etymology

exsert +‎ -ile

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

Adjective

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

exsertile in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

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