natatorialadj.

Brit.

/ˌneɪtəˈtɔːrɪəl/, U.S.

/ˌneɪdəˈtɔriəl/,

/ˌnædəˈtɔriəl/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin natātōrius , -al suffix¹.

Etymology: < classical Latin natātōrius for swimming (see natatory adj.) + -al suffix¹. Compare earlier natatory adj.

1. In, of, or relating to swimming; = natatory adj. 2. Cf. natational adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > progressive motion > moving with current of air or water > movement in or on water > [adjective] > swimming > relating to

natatorial1816

natatory1831

natational1883

1816 T. L. Peacock Headlong Hall viii. 120 Mr. Cranium, being utterly destitute of natatorial skill, was in imminent danger of final submersion.

1875 Scribner's Monthly Aug. 473/1 Madam is evidently proud of her natatorial attainments,..and avers that she is strong enough to swim with a good sized child on her back.

1890 Boston (Mass.) Jrnl. 26 Mar. 2/4 One of the animals..came off victorious on account of superior natatorial powers.

1945 R. Benchley One Minute Please 55 A feeling of superiority which, while it may have had no foundation in your own natatorial prowess, nevertheless was one of the few points of pride left to you.

1999 Sports Illus. (Electronic ed.) 29 Nov. R20 So meteoric has his rise through the natatorial ranks been that he seems to have answered the commandment..: ‘Part the water, Moses’.

2. Zoology. = natatory adj. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > animal body > general parts > [adjective] > adapted for swimming or floating

natatory1799

natatorial1825

natatorious1826

1825 N. A. Vigors in Trans. Linn. Soc. 14 405 Podiceps has a true natatorial foot.

1851 Abstr. Papers Royal Soc. 1843–50 5 834 The disc of a Medusa is represented by the natatorial organ among the Diphydæ and Physophoridæ.

1871 T. R. Jones Gen. Outl. Animal Kingdom (ed. 4) xiv. §1089. 459 It..swims freely about by means of two natatorial feet.

1994 Coleopterists Bull. 48 371 The beetles are characterized by..reduced wings and lack of natatorial setae on the hind legs.

3. Chiefly Zoology = natatory adj. 3; (Ornithology) †of or relating to the former order Natatores of swimming birds (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > by locomotion > [adjective] > swimming or diving

flouncing1700

natatorial1839

syringograde1839

the world > animals > birds > defined by habitat > [adjective] > aquatic or swimming

natatorial1839

1839 Penny Cycl. XIII. 334/2 The circle of the Laridæ, no less than that of the natatorial order, has now been traced.

1854 R. Owen in Circle of Sci. (c1865) II. 75/1 Natatorial birds sometimes need very extended flight.

1870 H. A. Nicholson Man. Zool. I. xxxiv. 190 In the Natatorial Isopoda..the last pair of abdominal legs are expanded.

1892 Working Men's College Jrnl. Oct. 126 When stocking an aquarium with natatorial insects, give these a separate department.

1973 Proc. Royal Soc. B. 184 319 Some of these species [of fish]..take a wide variety of material, including aufwuchs, detritus and natatorial insects.

1983 New Scientist 17 Feb. 472/2 One day she'll meet a swan who stands its ground..instead of just paddling disdainfully away from the natatorial hound.

1991 Japanese Poultry Sci. 28 159 Plasma of natatorial birds, especially goose, were [sic] used in the cytotoxicity tests.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	natatorial
释义	natatorialadj. Brit. /ˌneɪtəˈtɔːrɪəl/, U.S. /ˌneɪdəˈtɔriəl/, /ˌnædəˈtɔriəl/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin natātōrius , -al suffix¹. Etymology: < classical Latin natātōrius for swimming (see natatory adj.) + -al suffix¹. Compare earlier natatory adj. 1. In, of, or relating to swimming; = natatory adj. 2. Cf. natational adj. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > moving with current of air or water > movement in or on water > [adjective] > swimming > relating to natatorial1816 natatory1831 natational1883 1816 T. L. Peacock Headlong Hall viii. 120 Mr. Cranium, being utterly destitute of natatorial skill, was in imminent danger of final submersion. 1875 Scribner's Monthly Aug. 473/1 Madam is evidently proud of her natatorial attainments,..and avers that she is strong enough to swim with a good sized child on her back. 1890 Boston (Mass.) Jrnl. 26 Mar. 2/4 One of the animals..came off victorious on account of superior natatorial powers. 1945 R. Benchley One Minute Please 55 A feeling of superiority which, while it may have had no foundation in your own natatorial prowess, nevertheless was one of the few points of pride left to you. 1999 Sports Illus. (Electronic ed.) 29 Nov. R20 So meteoric has his rise through the natatorial ranks been that he seems to have answered the commandment..: ‘Part the water, Moses’. 2. Zoology. = natatory adj. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > [adjective] > adapted for swimming or floating natatory1799 natatorial1825 natatorious1826 1825 N. A. Vigors in Trans. Linn. Soc. 14 405 Podiceps has a true natatorial foot. 1851 Abstr. Papers Royal Soc. 1843–50 5 834 The disc of a Medusa is represented by the natatorial organ among the Diphydæ and Physophoridæ. 1871 T. R. Jones Gen. Outl. Animal Kingdom (ed. 4) xiv. §1089. 459 It..swims freely about by means of two natatorial feet. 1994 Coleopterists Bull. 48 371 The beetles are characterized by..reduced wings and lack of natatorial setae on the hind legs. 3. Chiefly Zoology = natatory adj. 3; (Ornithology) †of or relating to the former order Natatores of swimming birds (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by locomotion > [adjective] > swimming or diving flouncing1700 natatorial1839 syringograde1839 the world > animals > birds > defined by habitat > [adjective] > aquatic or swimming natatorial1839 1839 Penny Cycl. XIII. 334/2 The circle of the Laridæ, no less than that of the natatorial order, has now been traced. 1854 R. Owen in Circle of Sci. (c1865) II. 75/1 Natatorial birds sometimes need very extended flight. 1870 H. A. Nicholson Man. Zool. I. xxxiv. 190 In the Natatorial Isopoda..the last pair of abdominal legs are expanded. 1892 Working Men's College Jrnl. Oct. 126 When stocking an aquarium with natatorial insects, give these a separate department. 1973 Proc. Royal Soc. B. 184 319 Some of these species [of fish]..take a wide variety of material, including aufwuchs, detritus and natatorial insects. 1983 New Scientist 17 Feb. 472/2 One day she'll meet a swan who stands its ground..instead of just paddling disdainfully away from the natatorial hound. 1991 Japanese Poultry Sci. 28 159 Plasma of natatorial birds, especially goose, were [sic] used in the cytotoxicity tests. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1816
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