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volant
vo·lant V0138700 (vō′lənt)adj.1. Flying or capable of flying: volant mammals.2. Moving quickly or nimbly; agile.3. Heraldry Depicted with the wings extended as in flying.
[Latin volāns, volant-, present participle of volāre, to fly. Sense 3, from French, from Old French, present participle of voler, to fly, from Latin volāre.]volant (ˈvəʊlənt) adj1. (Heraldry) (usually postpositive) heraldry in a flying position2. rare flying or capable of flight3. poetic moving lightly or agilely; nimble[C16: from French: flying, from voler to fly, from Latin volāre]vo•lant (ˈvoʊ lənt)
adj. 1. engaged in or having the power of flight. 2. moving lightly; nimble. 3. (of a heraldic bird) having the wings extended for flight. [1500–10; < French, present participle of voler to fly < Latin volāre] Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | volant - with wings extended in a flying positionheraldry - the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogieswinged - having wings or as if having wings of a specified kind; "the winged feet of Mercury"; |
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volant (vō′lənt)adj. Flying or capable of flying: volant mammals.volant adapted for flight.volant
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