Definition of Natatory. Meaning of Natatory. Synonyms of Natatory

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Definition of Natatory

Natatory
Natatory Na"ta*to*ry, a. [L. natatorius.] Adapted for swimming or floating; as, natatory organs.

Meaning of Natatory from wikipedia

- Aquatic locomotion or swimming is biologically propelled motion through a liquid medium. The simplest propulsive systems are composed of cilia and flagella...
- Natatory fringes are rows of stiff hairs that occur along the margins of the hindfeet in some rodents. They occur along the plantar margins and in some...
- eyes; biramous first antenna; scale-like exopod on the second antenna; natatory exopods on the thoracic limbs; elongate, ventrally flexible abdomen; tail...
- The middle, and more especially the hind legs are adapted for swimming (natatory): they are greatly flattened and fringed with bristles that fold to aid...
- also known as the "Ligament of Skoog". It should not be confused with the Natatory Ligament (also known as the "Superficial Transverse Metacarpal Ligament")...
- ends. These vary in number according to the genus, and they are called natatory lamellae (meaning literally "swimming plates"). Ordinarily the insect keeps...
- blindly-ending intestine and double rows of dorsal and ventral cuticular natatory bristles. In males, sperm sacs attached to the dorsal epidermis are the...
- terminal spine in the swimming leg indicates their primitive condition as natatory organs and their functional adaptation to walk. This reason and the lack...
- millimetres (0.107 in) and width of 0.27 millimetres (0.011 in), including natatory chaetae from chaetiger 8 to 23 (from a total of 28). Its prostomium is...
- species of S. clavata. The species' body is small, its holotype possesses natatory chaetae, with a total length of 2 millimetres (0.079 in) and width of 0...