E-rĕct'o-pā'tent, a.
a. 1. (Bot.) Having a position intermediate between erect and spreading. 2. (Entom.) Having the primary wings erect, and the secondary horizontal; — said of certain insects.
a. 1. (Bot.) Having a position intermediate between erect and spreading. 2. (Entom.) Having the primary wings erect, and the secondary horizontal; — said of certain insects.