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vol⋅i⋅tant

  [vol-i-tnt, -tuhnt]
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–adjective
1. engaged in or having the power of flight.
2. active; moving.
Origin:
1840–50; < L volitant- (s. of volitāns), prp. of volitāre to flutter, freq. of volāre to fly; see -ant
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vol·i·tant   (vŏl'ĭ-tnt)   
adj.  

  1. Flying or capable of flying.

  2. Moving about rapidly.


[Latin volitāns, volitant-, present participle of volitāre, to fly to and fro, frequentative of volāre, to fly.]
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