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English
Etymology
From exsert + -ile.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛkˈsɜː(ɹ)taɪl/, /ɛkˈsɜː(ɹ)tɪl/
Adjective
exsertile (not comparable)
- (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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