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recursant

recursant adjective: having its back towards the observer.

recursant: having its back towards the observer
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Adjective

recursant (not comparable)

  1. (especially) Having its back towards the observer.
    • Argent, an eagle recursant, wings overture, sable.1870, Routledge's Magazine for Boys, page 64

Synonyms of recursant

Origin of recursant

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

Questions about recursant

What does recursant mean?
Recursant means having its back towards the observer.
What part of speech is recursant?
Recursant is an adjective.

Words near recursant in the dictionary

  1. recurreth
  2. recurring
  3. recurringly
  4. recurrings
  5. recurs
  6. recursant
  7. recurse
  8. recursed
  9. recurses
  10. recursing
  11. recursion

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