Erecto-patent

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Erecto-patent \E*rec"to-pat"ent\, a.
     1. (Bot.) Having a position intermediate between erect and
        patent, or spreading.
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     2. (Zo["o]l.) Standing partially spread and erect; -- said of


        the wings of certain insects.
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