retrorsely

Variant of retrorse

retrorse definition

re·trorse (ri trôrs′)

adjective

Biol. bent or turned backward or downward

Etymology: L retrorsus, contr. of retroversus, bent backward < retro, back + versus, pp. of vertere, to turn: see verse

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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