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natatorial

[ ney-tuh-tawr-ee-uhl, nat-uh- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

First recorded in 1810–20; natat(ion) + -orial

After watching Potowski's natatorial gestures, Fairfax had longed to swim out of the elegance into a freer sea.

Like all birds which belong to the natatorial type, the majority of the species live in the vicinity of water.

He was a master of the natatorial art, but he was not amphibious, and soon would have to come to the surface or die.

I well remember how proud I felt on the occasion when I first accomplished this natatorial feat.

The natatorial type of the Quadrumana, however, is most assuredly wanting.

April 25, 2024firkin

[fur-kin ]

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