- reptant
- rep·tant
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reptant
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Reptant — Rep tant (r?p tant), a. [L. reptans, antis, p. pr. of reptare, v. intens. from repere to creep. See {Reptile}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) Same as {Repent}. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) Creeping; crawling; said of reptiles, worms, etc. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
reptant — [rep′tənt] adj. [L reptans, prp. of reptare, to crawl, creep: see REPTILE] Biol. creeping or crawling … English World dictionary
reptant — /rep teuhnt/, adj. repent2. [1650 60; < L reptant (s. of reptans), prp. of reptare to creep, equiv. to rept (freq. s. of repere to creep) + ant ANT] * * * … Universalium
reptant — rep•tant [[t]ˈrɛp tənt[/t]] adj. repent • Etymology: 1650–60; < L rēptant , s. of rēptāns, prp. of rēptāre, freq. of rēpere to creep; see ant … From formal English to slang
reptant — adj. (of a plant or animal) creeping. Etymology: L reptare reptant frequent. of repere crawl … Useful english dictionary
reptant — /ˈrɛptənt/ (say reptuhnt) adjective → repent2. {Latin rēptans, present participle, creeping} …
reptant — a. creeping. ♦ reptation, n. ♦ reptatorial, ♦ reptatory, a … Dictionary of difficult words
Repent — Re pent (r? p?nt), a. [L. repens, entis, creeping, p. pr. of repere to creep.] 1. (Bot.) Prostrate and rooting; said of stems. Gray. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) Same as {Reptant}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Achelata — Taxobox name = Achelata image width = 250px image caption = Panulirus interruptus regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda subphylum = Crustacea classis = Malacostraca ordo = Decapoda infraordo = Achelata infraordo authority = Scholtz Richter, 1995… … Wikipedia
Anomura — Taxobox | name = Anomura image width = 250px image caption = Hermit crab regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda subphylum = Crustacea classis = Malacostraca order = Decapoda subordo = Pleocyemata infraordo = Anomura infraordo authority = Macleay,… … Wikipedia
