erectopatent

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

erect +‎ -o- +‎ patent

Adjective[edit]

erectopatent (not comparable)

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