vicariant
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From German vikarierend, present participle of vikarieren (“to act as a substitute”), from Vikar (“vicar, representative”), ultimately from Latin vicārius (“substitute”).
Adjective[edit]
vicariant (not comparable)
- Of, relating to, or as a result of vicariance
Noun[edit]
vicariant (plural vicariants)
- Any of a set of species, in separate geographical locations, that have arisen through vicariance
Anagrams[edit]
French[edit]
Adjective[edit]
vicariant (feminine vicariante, masculine plural vicariants, feminine plural vicariantes)
Further reading[edit]
- “vicariant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.