recursant

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adjective

Having its back towards the observer.

Similar
tergianten arrière
OriginLatin recursans →
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Meanings

adjectiverecursant (not comparable)
  1. especiallynot comparablegovernmentHaving its back towards the observer.

    Argent, an eagle recursant, wings overture, sable.

    1870, Routledge's Magazine for Boys, page 64

    Synonyms: tergiant, en arrière

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveHaving its back towards the observer.

Similar
tergianten arrière
Also see
en arrièretergiant

Origin

  1. Latinrecursans
  2. Englishrecursant

From Latin recursans, recursantis, present participle of recursare (“to run back”), v. freq. of recurrere. See recur.

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APA

recursant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recursant

MLA

“recursant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recursant. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “recursant,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recursant.

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