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natatory
/ ˌneɪtəˈtɔːrɪəl; ˌnætəˈtɔːrɪəl; nəˈteɪtərɪ /
adjective
- of or relating to swimming
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Word History and Origins
Origin of natatory1
C18: from Late Latin natātōrius, from natāre to swim
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Example Sentences
Its exact position likewise varies, for it arises either between the first or second pairs of natatory legs.
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In this fig. 3, it may be observed that the natatory legs and caudal appendages of the pupa have not as yet been moulted.
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Many female parasitic crustaceans have lost their natatory legs.
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It is now understood that they are Euthyneurous Gastropods adapted to natatory locomotion and pelagic life.
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The stout endopodites, on the other hand, probably performed the double function of natatory and ambulatory legs.
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