Meaning & use
Natant
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Swimming or floating in water; used especially in botany and zoology to describe aquatic organisms or structures.
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The pond was covered with the natant leaves of the water lily.
Natant shrimp species spend most of their lives swimming freely rather than crawling along the seabed.
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A specialized scientific term derived from the Latin "natare," meaning "to swim," the same root as "natation" and "naiad."
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