volitant

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adjective

flying; capable of flight.

“volitant aquatic birds”

OriginLatin volitāns →
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Meanings

adjectivevolitant (not comparable)
  1. not comparableflying; capable of flight.

    volitant aquatic birds

    1 more example

    And to test his idea he made no further effort, merely keeping his balance in the air each time his drop to earth lifted him again into those long and fantastic cruises; but the impetus weakened with every dwindling flight and the volitant boy came gradually to a standstill.

    1950, Mervyn Peake, Gormenghast, London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, →OCLC

Origin

  1. Latinvolitāns
  2. Englishvolitant

From Latin volitāns.

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Chicago

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