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erectopatent

erectopatent adjective: having a position intermediate between erect and patent, or spreading.

Adjective

erectopatent (not comparable)

  1. Having a position intermediate between erect and patent, or spreading.
  2. Standing partially spread and erect; said of the wings of certain insects.

Origin of erectopatent

From erect + -o- + patent.

Questions about erectopatent

What does erectopatent mean?
Erectopatent means having a position intermediate between erect and patent, or spreading.
What part of speech is erectopatent?
Erectopatent is an adjective.

Words near erectopatent in the dictionary

  1. erections
  2. erective
  3. erectly
  4. erectness
  5. erectogenic
  6. erectopatent
  7. erectophile
  8. erector
  9. erector spinae
  10. erectores spinae
  11. erectors

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