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‖ Natatores Ornith.|neɪtəˈtɔəriːz|
[L., pl. of natātor, f. natāre to swim.]
pl. An order of birds adapted for swimming, including ducks, geese, swans, pelicans, etc. (Named by Illiger, 1811.)
1823Vigors in Trans. Linn. Soc. XIV. 405 Five great primary divisions..of birds..: Natatores, or Webfooted Birds. 1855Dallas Syst. Nat. Hist. II. 156 The most striking character of the Natatores, or Swimming Birds is derived from the structure of the feet. 1870Gillmore tr. Figuier's Reptiles & Birds i. 210 The Natatores are obviously devoted, by their organisation, to an aquatic life. 1881Nature XXIII. 365 The wading-birds and natatores. |