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ˈurinant, a. Her.
[ad. L. ūrīnant-, ūrīnans, pres. pple. of ūrīnārī to dive.]
Borne with the head downward, and the tail erect.
1688Holme Armoury ii. xiv. 327/1 He beareth Gules, a Dolphin reversed, Argent; (or else a Dolphin with the tail erected;) but more properly a Dolphin Urinant. c1828Berry Encycl. Her. I. Gloss., Diving, or Urinant, is said of a dolphin or other fish, borne with the head downwards. 1863Boutell Her. Hist. & Pop. xi. 67 A fish is..urinant when its head is in base. |