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natatory

/ ˌneɪtəˈtɔːrɪəl; ˌnætəˈtɔːrɪəl; nəˈteɪtərɪ /

adjective

  1. of or relating to swimming
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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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.

In this fig. 3, it may be observed that the natatory legs and caudal appendages of the pupa have not as yet been moulted.

Many female parasitic crustaceans have lost their natatory legs.

It is now understood that they are Euthyneurous Gastropods adapted to natatory locomotion and pelagic life.

The stout endopodites, on the other hand, probably performed the double function of natatory and ambulatory legs.

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