INCURRENT


Meaning of INCURRENT in English

-nt adjective

Etymology: Latin incurrent-, incurrens, present participle of incurrere to run into, incur — more at incur

: running in: as

a. : occurring within a given time

b. : giving passage to a current that flows inward

the incurrent siphon of a bivalve mollusk

an incurrent pore on a sponge

— see clam illustration

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