exsertile

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/ɛkˈsɜː(ɹ)taɪl//ɛkˈsɜː(ɹ)tɪl/

adjective

Capable of being thrust out or protruded.

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Meanings

adjectiveexsertile (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyCapable of being thrust out or protruded.

    The male is furnished with an exsertile penis

    1822, John Fleming, The Philosophy of Zoology

Origin

From exsert + -ile.

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APA

exsertile. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exsertile

MLA

“exsertile.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exsertile. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “exsertile,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exsertile.

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