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volitant

American  
[vol-i-tnt, -tuhnt] / ˈvɒl ɪ tnt, -tənt /

adjective

  1. engaged in or having the power of flight.

  2. active; moving.

volitant British  
/ ˈvɒlɪtənt /

adjective

  1. flying or moving about rapidly

  2. capable of flying

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Etymology

Origin of volitant

1840–50; < Latin volitant- (stem of volitāns ), present participle of volitāre to flutter, frequentative of volāre to fly; see -ant

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Solus hic est sapiens alii volitant velut umbrae.

From The Anatomy of Melancholy by Burton, Robert

We are golden averages, volitant stabilities, compensated or periodic errors, houses founded on the sea.

From Representative Men by Emerson, Ralph Waldo

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