'Erecto-patent' definitions:

Definition of 'Erecto-patent'

From: GCIDE

Erecto-patent \E*rec"to-pat"ent\, a.
1. (Bot.) Having a position intermediate between erect and patent, or spreading. [1913 Webster]
2. (Zo["o]l.) Standing partially spread and erect; -- said of the wings of certain insects. [1913 Webster]