English Explanatory Dictionary

hauriant

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of a fish, etc.: in a vertical orientation, with its head up (to chief) and tail down (to base).

Pronunciation

/ˈhɔːɹɪənt/ /ˈhɔɹɪənt/

Word forms

hauriant haurient

Etymology

From Latin hauriēns (“drawing (water, etc.); draining”), the present participle of hauriō (“to draw (water, etc.); to drain”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- (“to draw water”).

Antonyms

urinant
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