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statant

/ˈsteɪtənt/

statant adjective: standing on all four feet or paws.

statant: standing on all four feet or paws
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Adjective

statant (not comparable)

  1. (postpositional) Standing on all four feet or paws.
    • a lion statant

Origin of statant

From Latin stare (“to stand”).

Questions about statant

What does statant mean?
Statant means standing on all four feet or paws.
What part of speech is statant?
Statant is an adjective.
How do you pronounce statant?
Statant is pronounced /ˈsteɪtənt/.

Words near statant in the dictionary

  1. stat whoring
  2. statable
  3. statal
  4. statampere
  5. statamperes
  6. statant
  7. statarianly
  8. statary
  9. statch
  10. statcoulomb
  11. statcoulombs

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