corrugant

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adjective

Having the power of contracting into wrinkles.

OriginLatin corrugans →
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Meanings

adjectivecorrugant (comparative more corrugant, superlative most corrugant)

comparative more corrugant · superlative most corrugant

  1. Having the power of contracting into wrinkles.

    corrugant muscles

    1723, John Harris, Lexicon Technicum

Origin

  1. Latincorrugans
  2. Englishcorrugant

From Latin corrugans, present participle of corrugo (“to wrinkle”), from cor- + ruga (“furrow”).

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APA

corrugant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corrugant

MLA

“corrugant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corrugant. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “corrugant,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corrugant.

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