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na·tant

 (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.]
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natant

(ˈneɪtənt)
adj
1. (Botany) (of aquatic plants) floating on the water
2. rare floating or swimming
[C18: from Latin natāns, present participle of natāre to swim]
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na•tant

(ˈneɪt nt)

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