πολλὰ δ' ἄναντα κάταντα πάραντά τε δόχμιά τ' ἦλθον → and ever upward, downward, sideward, and aslant they went
reptātus: ūs, m. id.,
I a creeping, crawling (post-Aug., and only in abl. sing.).
I Lit.: spumans limacum, Tert. Anim. 10 med.—
II Transf., of plants: vitium, Plin. 14, 1, 3, § 13.