reptantadj.

Brit.

/ˈrɛptənt/, U.S.

/ˈrɛptnt/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin reptans; Latin reptant-, reptāns.

Etymology: < scientific Latin reptans creeping (1753 in botany as a specific epithet, 1758 in zoology as a specific name) and its etymon classical Latin reptant-, reptāns, present participle of reptāre to creep, frequentative formation < rēpere to creep (see repent adj.²). Compare repent adj.², reptile adj., reptitious adj.

1. Zoology (and Botany). Of a sessile animal, or (formerly) †a plant or part of a plant (obsolete): prostrate; growing along the ground or substrate. Cf. repent adj.² 1a.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > [adjective] > climbing, spreading, or creeping

running1548

spreading1560

flat1578

ramping1578

wandering1590

upcreeping1611

gadding1638

rambling1653

obsequious1657

reptant1657

scansive1657

scansory1657

procumbent1668

repent1669

scandenta1682

supine1686

scrambling1688

creeping1697

sarmentous1721

reptile1727

sarmentose1760

prostrate1773

trailing1785

decumbent1789

travelling1822

vagrant1827

sarmentaceous1830

humifuse1854

sarmentiferous1858

amphibryous1866

humistratous1880

climbing1882

clambering1883

1657 R. Tomlinson tr. J. de Renou Medicinal Materials i, in Medicinal Dispensatory sig. Qq4 Its roots are round..and reptant [L. serpentes] like grass roots.

1773 W. Hanbury Compl. Body Planting & Gardening II. 115/2 Stamina are three connivent filaments, connected at the top, distinct below, and adhering to the calyx, with reptant, linear antheræ.

1853 G. Macdonald & J. Allan Botanist's Word-bk. Reptant.., creeping along the ground.

1959 Jrnl. Paleontol. 33 794/2 Compound tabulate corals..or reptant coralla are typical of the family Auloporidae.

1991 Jrnl. Paleontol. 65 191 Rapid lateral expansion was possible because small, ‘immature’ polyps could bud and grow in a reptant manner.

1996 Scientia Marina 60 165 The morphology of the species was well adapted to the environment (small size, reptant colonies, flexibility).

2. Zoology. Of an animal (now spec. a decapod crustacean): creeping, crawling.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > progressive motion > moving along with hands and feet or with body prone > [adjective] > creeping or crawling

creepingc1000

go-by-ground?a1300

crawlinga1400

rampinga1500

reptile1607

humiserpent1641

reptant1670

reptitious1742

acrawl1834

1670 S. Gott Divine Hist. Genesis World xii. 416 So also there are some more Tradigradous [sic] Beasts, which are therefore called Reptant.

1835 W. Kirby On Power of God in Creation of Animals II. xxiv. 489 Its four legs, and reptant motions show that it is most nearly connected with the Reptiles.

1888 G. Rolleston & W. H. Jackson Forms Animal Life (ed. 2) 482 The majority [of gastropods] are reptant, but of these some few can swim.

1980 Canad. Jrnl. Zool. 58 767 (title) New records and extensions of range of reptant Crustacea from the northeastern Pacific Ocean.

1991 Ann. Carnegie Museum 60 163 The Carcineretidae is a heterogeneous group of reptant and natatory crabs.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	reptant
释义	reptantadj. Brit. /ˈrɛptənt/, U.S. /ˈrɛptnt/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin reptans; Latin reptant-, reptāns. Etymology: < scientific Latin reptans creeping (1753 in botany as a specific epithet, 1758 in zoology as a specific name) and its etymon classical Latin reptant-, reptāns, present participle of reptāre to creep, frequentative formation < rēpere to creep (see repent adj.²). Compare repent adj.², reptile adj., reptitious adj. 1. Zoology (and Botany). Of a sessile animal, or (formerly) †a plant or part of a plant (obsolete): prostrate; growing along the ground or substrate. Cf. repent adj.² 1a. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > [adjective] > climbing, spreading, or creeping running1548 spreading1560 flat1578 ramping1578 wandering1590 upcreeping1611 gadding1638 rambling1653 obsequious1657 reptant1657 scansive1657 scansory1657 procumbent1668 repent1669 scandenta1682 supine1686 scrambling1688 creeping1697 sarmentous1721 reptile1727 sarmentose1760 prostrate1773 trailing1785 decumbent1789 travelling1822 vagrant1827 sarmentaceous1830 humifuse1854 sarmentiferous1858 amphibryous1866 humistratous1880 climbing1882 clambering1883 1657 R. Tomlinson tr. J. de Renou Medicinal Materials i, in Medicinal Dispensatory sig. Qq4 Its roots are round..and reptant [L. serpentes] like grass roots. 1773 W. Hanbury Compl. Body Planting & Gardening II. 115/2 Stamina are three connivent filaments, connected at the top, distinct below, and adhering to the calyx, with reptant, linear antheræ. 1853 G. Macdonald & J. Allan Botanist's Word-bk. Reptant.., creeping along the ground. 1959 Jrnl. Paleontol. 33 794/2 Compound tabulate corals..or reptant coralla are typical of the family Auloporidae. 1991 Jrnl. Paleontol. 65 191 Rapid lateral expansion was possible because small, ‘immature’ polyps could bud and grow in a reptant manner. 1996 Scientia Marina 60 165 The morphology of the species was well adapted to the environment (small size, reptant colonies, flexibility). 2. Zoology. Of an animal (now spec. a decapod crustacean): creeping, crawling. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > moving along with hands and feet or with body prone > [adjective] > creeping or crawling creepingc1000 go-by-ground?a1300 crawlinga1400 rampinga1500 reptile1607 humiserpent1641 reptant1670 reptitious1742 acrawl1834 1670 S. Gott Divine Hist. Genesis World xii. 416 So also there are some more Tradigradous [sic] Beasts, which are therefore called Reptant. 1835 W. Kirby On Power of God in Creation of Animals II. xxiv. 489 Its four legs, and reptant motions show that it is most nearly connected with the Reptiles. 1888 G. Rolleston & W. H. Jackson Forms Animal Life (ed. 2) 482 The majority [of gastropods] are reptant, but of these some few can swim. 1980 Canad. Jrnl. Zool. 58 767 (title) New records and extensions of range of reptant Crustacea from the northeastern Pacific Ocean. 1991 Ann. Carnegie Museum 60 163 The Carcineretidae is a heterogeneous group of reptant and natatory crabs. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1657
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