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nounretrocopulation (uncountable)
- uncountablebiologyCopulation from behind.
Now from the nature of this position, there ensueth a necessitie of Retrocopulation, which also promoteth the conceit. For some observing them to couple without ascension, have not been able to judge of male or female […]
1650, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], →OCLC
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retrocopulation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retrocopulation
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“retrocopulation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retrocopulation. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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