natatorial
or na·ta·to·ry
[ney-tuh-tawr-ee-uh l, -tohr-, nat-uh- or ney-tuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-, nat-uh-]
- pertaining to, adapted for, or characterized by swimming: natatorial birds.
Show More
Origin of natatorial
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018
Related Words for natatorial
aquatic, naval, maritime, coastal, seagoing, saltwater, deep-sea, oceanic, shore, seashore, seafaring, sea, nautical, seaside, littoral, floating, pelagic, abyssal, navigational, NeptunianExamples from the Web for natatorial
Historical Examples of natatorial
I well remember how proud I felt on the occasion when I first accomplished this natatorial feat.
The Boy TarMayne Reid
The natatorial type of the Quadrumana, however, is most assuredly wanting.
The Romance of Natural History, Second SeriesPhilip Henry Gosse
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.
Footprints in the ForestEdward Sylvester Ellis
After watching Potowski's natatorial gestures, Fairfax had longed to swim out of the elegance into a freer sea.
Fairfax and His PrideMarie Van Vorst
Word Origin and History for natatorial
1816, from natatory (adj.), from Latin natatorius, from natator "swimmer" (see natatorium) + -al.
Show More
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper