repugnatorial, a. Zool.
(rɪˌpʌgnəˈtɔərɪəl)
[f. L. repugnātōri-us + -al1.]
Serving for defence; applied to certain glands or pores in Diplopoda, from which a malodorous fluid can be emitted.
| 1898 Packard Textbk. Entomol. 372 Certain beetles are endowed with eversible repugnatorial glands. |