صدن

صَيْدَنَانِىٌّ ذ A certain creeping thing, (دَابَّةٌ, M,) or a small creeping thing, (دُوَيْبَّةٌ, S, K,) that makes for itself a habitation in the ground, (S, M, K,) within the ground, (M,) and conceals it; (S, M, K;) i. e. covers it over; (M;) so says A 'Obeyd; (S;) also called ↓ صَيْدَنٌ: (S, K:) accord. to IKh, a certain small creeping thing (دويبّة) that collects pieces of stick, or wood, from the plants: accord. to IAar, a certain creeping thing (دَابَّةٌ) having many legs, so many that they cannot be counted, which are short and long. (TA.) ― -b2- See also صَيْدَنٌ, in two places. ― -b3- Also i. q. صَيْدَلَانِىٌّ (S, Mgh, K, TA) as meaning A seller of medicines, (Mgh,) or of perfumes: so called as being likened to the small creeping thing mentioned above: or from صَيْدَنٌ in a sense expl. above as syn. with صَيْدَلٌ. (TA.)