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natatory

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na·ta·to·ri·al  (nt-tôr-l, -tr-, nt-) also na·ta·to·ry (nt-tôr, -tr, nt-)
adj.
Of, relating to, adapted for, or characterized by swimming: a natatorial appendage; natatorial birds.

[From Late Latin nattrius, from Latin nattor, swimmer, from nattus, past participle of natre, frequentative of nre, to swim; see sn- in Indo-European roots.]

natatory [nəˈteɪtərɪ], natatorial [ˌnætəˈtɔːrɪəl ˌneɪtəˈtɔːrɪəl]
adj
of or relating to swimming
[from Late Latin natātōrius, from natāre to swim]


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In the second stage, answering to the chrysalis stage of butterflies, they have six pairs of beautifully constructed natatory legs, a pair of magnificent compound eyes, and extremely complex antennae; but they have a closed and imperfect mouth, and cannot feed: their function at this stage is, to search by their well-developed organs of sense, and to reach by their active powers of swimming, a proper place on which to become attached and to undergo their final metamorphosis.
 
 
 
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