exsertile

English

Etymology

From 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, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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