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   vo·lant

   /ˈvōlənt/

   adjective

   • 1. (of an animal) able to fly or glide: "newly volant young"
   • ▪ relating to or characterized by flight: "volant ways of life"
   • ▪ represented as flying: "a falcon volant"
   • ▪ moving rapidly or lightly: "her sails caught a volant wind"

   Word Origin mid 16th century (as a military term in the sense ‘capable of rapid movement’): from French, literally ‘flying’, present participle of voler, from Latin volare ‘to fly’.

   Scrabble Points: 9

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   • O

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   • L

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