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Natatory — Na ta*to*ry, a. [L. natatorius.] Adapted for swimming or floating; as, natatory organs. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
natatory — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌtōrē, tȯr , ri adjective Etymology: Late Latin natatorius, from Latin natatus + orius ory 1. : adapted for or used in swimming natatory organs 2. : of, relating to, or characterized by swimming natatory feats … Useful english dictionary
Natatory fringes — are rows of stiff hairs that occur along the margins of the hindfeet in some rodents. They occur along the plantar margins and in some cases also between the toes.[1] Among sigmodontines, a mostly South American groups, natatory fringes are… … Wikipedia
natatory — adjective see natatorial … New Collegiate Dictionary
natatory — adj. [L. natare, to swim] Characterized by swimming; adapted for swimming … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
natatory — adjective /næ.teɪ.tə.riː/ of, or relating to, swimming See Also: natation, natatorial, natator, natant, natatorium … Wiktionary
natatory — Adapted for swimming [Ingle, 1983]. (Order Isopoda): Adapted for swimming [Kensley and Schotte, 1989] … Crustacea glossary
natatory lamellae — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In Orthoptera Gryllotalpidae, long slender plates of the hind tibiae … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
natatory lobe — (Subclass Branchiura): On last pair of thoracic appendages (fourth thoracopods), lobe like projection of protopod. Serves in swimming [Stachowitsch, 1992] … Crustacea glossary
plumose natatory seta — Shaft thin and very long; setules long, alternating on shaft and without setulettes; pore absent; annulus prominent, located medially where post annular part of shaft is often bent [Ingle, 1992] … Crustacea glossary
