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subreptary
adjective
sub·rep·ta·ry
\¦sə¦breptərē\
Definition of subreptary
: adapted primarily to crawling a mollusk with a broad subreptary foot
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Origin and Etymology of subreptary
Latin subreptus (past participle of subrepere to creep under, crawl, from sub- + repere to creep) + English -ary
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