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reptant
[ rep-tuhnt ]
/ ˈrɛp tənt /
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adjective
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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
Words nearby reptant
repro proof, reprovable, reproval, reprove, rept., reptant, reptile, reptiles, Reptilia, reptilian, reptilium
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How to use reptant in a sentence
Reptant, rep′tant, adj. crawling: pertaining to the Reptantia, those gasteropod mollusca adapted for crawling.
British Dictionary definitions for reptant
reptant
repent (ˈriːpənt)
/ (ˈrɛptənt) /
adjective
biology creeping, crawling, or lying along the groundAlso: repent
Word Origin for reptant
C17: from Latin reptāre to creep
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