natant

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na·tant

N0024700 (nāt′nt)adj. Floating or swimming in water: natant crustaceans.
[Latin natāns, natant-, present participle of natāre, frequentative of nāre, to swim; see snā- in Indo-European roots.]

natant

(ˈneɪtənt) adj1. (Botany) (of aquatic plants) floating on the water2. rare floating or swimming[C18: from Latin natāns, present participle of natāre to swim]

na•tant

(ˈneɪt nt)

adj. swimming; floating. [1700–10; < Latin natant-, s. of natāns, present participle of natāre to swim]