adj (Biology) biology creeping, crawling, or lying along the ground. Also: repent[C17: from Latin reptāre to creep]
rep•tant
(ˈrɛp tənt)
adj. repent 2. [1650–60; < Latin rēptant-, s. of rēptāns, present participle of rēptāre, frequentative of rēpere to creep; see -ant] EncyclopediaSeerepent