-ēənt adjective
( -s )
Etymology: modification of German vikariierend , past participle of vikariieren to act as a substitute, from vikar representative, proxy, from Middle High German vicar , from Latin vicarius substitute— more at vicar
: of, relating to, or being the process of vicariance or the organisms that evolved through this process
the possible vicariant origin of the Antillean arthropod fauna
• vicariant noun