Dictionary entry

Reptant

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Rep″tant (r?p″tant), a. [L. reptans, -antis, p. pr. of reptare, v. intens. from repere to creep. See Reptile.]

1. (Bot.) Same as Repent.

2. (Zoöl.) Creeping; crawling; — said of reptiles, worms, etc.