natatorial

[ ney-tuh-tawr-ee-uh l, -tohr-, nat-uh- or ney-tuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-, nat-uh- ]

/ ˌneɪ təˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr-, ˌnæt ə- or ˈneɪ təˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr-, ˈnæt ə- /

pertaining to, adapted for, or characterized by swimming: natatorial birds.

Origin of natatorial

First recorded in 1810–20; natat(ion) + -orial

In this family a great number of natatory vesicles are connected with the terminal arial vesicle, as in Fig. 101, Praya diphys.

The Ocean World: |Louis Figuier
I had confidence enough in my natatory powers to make me easy on that score.

The Boy Tar |Mayne Reid
About the degree of your natatory powers we needn't dispute.

Gwen Wynn |Mayne Reid
The eyes were probably stalked, the antennae and mandibles biramous and natatory, and both armed with masticatory processes.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 |Various

Many female parasitic crustaceans have lost their natatory legs.

The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex, Vol. I (1st edition) |Charles Darwin

natatory

/ (nəˈteɪtərɪ) /

of or relating to swimming

C18: from Late Latin natātōrius, from natāre to swim