natatory
natatorial (ˌnætəˈtɔːrɪəl, ˌneɪtəˈtɔːrɪəl)
/ (nəˈteɪtərɪ) /
of or relating to swimming
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How to use natatory in a sentence
Its exact position likewise varies, for it arises either between the first or second pairs of natatory legs.
A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia (Volume 2 of 2) | Charles DarwinIn this fig. 3, it may be observed that the natatory legs and caudal appendages of the pupa have not as yet been moulted.
A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia (Volume 2 of 2) | Charles DarwinMany 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.
The Appendages, Anatomy, and Relationships of Trilobites | Percy Edward Raymond
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