English Explanatory Dictionary

reptatorial

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Crawling, creeping.

Pronunciation

/ˌɹɛp.təˈtɔː.ɹɪ.əl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-reptatorial.wav /ˌɹɛp.təˈtɔ.ɹɪ.əl/

Word forms

reptatorial

Etymology

From reptatory (“crawling, creeping”) + -al (suffix forming adjectives). Reptatory is probably derived from New Latin reptatorius (used in the binomial nomenclature of species), from Latin rēptātus (“on which one has crawled; where one has swum”) + -tōrius (suffix forming adjectives); rēptātus is the perfect passive participle of rēptō (“to crawl or creep (over or through)”), the frequentative form of rēpō (“to crawl, creep”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁p-.

Synonyms

reptant reptatory

Related words

reptant reptation reptatory reptilarium reptile reptilian reptiliary reptiliferous reptiliform reptilious reptilism reptility reptilivorous reptillery reptiloid
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