reptant

[rep-tuh nt]

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adjective

repent².

Origin of reptant

1650–60; < Latin rēptant- (stem of rēptāns), present participle of rēptāre to creep, equivalent to rēpt- (frequentative stem of rēpere to creep) + -ant- -ant

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Related Words for reptant

reptilian, horizontal, prostrate, trailing, clinging, ophidian, recumbent, serpentine, procumbent, reptant, stoloniferous, vermicular, serpentiform

Examples from the Web for reptant

Historical Examples of reptant

Reptant, rep′tant, adj. crawling: pertaining to the Reptantia, those gasteropod mollusca adapted for crawling.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)
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British Dictionary definitions for reptant

reptant

repent (ˈriːpənt)

adjective

biology creeping, crawling, or lying along the groundAlso: repent

Word Origin for reptant

C17: from Latin reptāre to creep

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