natator
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of natator
1815–25; < Latin, equivalent to natā ( re ) to swim + -tor -tor
Example Sentences
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Laughing and whistling as he went, Enrique Tirabocchi, Argentine natator, splashed his way across the treacherous English Channel from Cape Griz-Nez, France, to Dover, England, in 16 hours and 33 minutes.
From Time Magazine Archive
But their distant relatives, called by the boys the water-witches and apple-smellers, the gyrinus natator above alluded to, has a delightful smell, exactly similar to that of the richest, mellowest apple.
From Rambles of a Naturalist by John D. Godman
Also a few insects, as Dytiscus natator, &c.
From Lachesis Lapponica A Tour in Lapland, Volume 1 by Carl von Linn?
‘Pugnat in adversas ire natator aquas,’ yea, lustily for thy life, child.
From Jacob Faithful by Frederick Marryat
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