"floatant" meaning in All languages combined

See floatant on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} floatant (not comparable)
  1. (heraldry) Alternative form of flotant Tags: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Alternative form of: flotant Categories (topical): Heraldry
    Sense id: en-floatant-en-adj-3~Z0UF~s Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

Forms: floatants [plural]
Etymology: From float + -ant. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|float|ant}} float + -ant Head templates: {{en-noun}} floatant (plural floatants)
  1. (fishing) A chemical agent applied to a fly to make it float on the water. Categories (topical): Fishing
    Sense id: en-floatant-en-noun-KbbYVe8Q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ant Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 70 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ant: 19 81 Topics: fishing, hobbies, lifestyle
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for floatant meaning in All languages combined (2.1kB)

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