vicariant
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.