Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Repugnant; serving as a means of defense by repelling enemies: specific in the phrase.
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- adjective
defensive orrepulsive , particularly as applied to glands of certaininvertebrates , with which they produce poisonous or repugnant secretions when under threat.
Etymologies
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From Latin repugnatorius
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Examples
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Many have special repugnatorial glands that produce ill-smelling and/or caustic fluids that ooze through openings along the side.
BC Bloggers Wanderin' Weeta 2010
mollusque commented on the word repugnatorial
Serving to repel predators; defensive.
November 12, 2007