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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

exsertile en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ɛkˈsɜː(ɹ)tɪl/
  • /ɛkˈsɜː(ɹ)taɪl/

Etymology

From exsert + -ile.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Capable of being thrust out or protruded.
    • The male is furnished with an exsertile penis 1822, John Fleming, The Philosophy of Zoology: