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sedentary

sed.en.tary \'sed-*n-.ter-e-\ aj [MF sedentaire, fr. L sedentarius, fr. 
   sedent-, sedens]prp. of sede-re to sit 1: not migratory : SETTLED {~ birds} 
    2: doing or requiring much sitting  3: permanently attached {~ barnacles}