reptant


reptant

(ˈrɛptənt) or

repent

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]