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