"nubivagant" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more nubivagant [comparative], most nubivagant [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin nubes (“cloud”) + vagant (“wandering”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|nubes||cloud}} Latin nubes (“cloud”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} nubivagant (comparative more nubivagant, superlative most nubivagant)
  1. (rare) Wandering in the clouds; moving through the air. Tags: rare
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