hau·ri·ant adjective alsohau·ri·ent\ˈhȯrēənt, ˈhau̇r-\ Etymology: Latin haurient-, hauriens, present participle of haurire to draw (as water), drain, devour — more at exhaust heraldry, of a fish or water animal: being in pale with the head up as if rising for air — compare urinant