Definition of Natantia

1. Noun. Shrimp; prawns; etc..


Lexicographical Neighbors of Natantia

Nastia
Nasturtium amphibium
Nasturtium officinale
Nasua
Nasua narica
Nat.
Nat Turner
Nata
Natal
Natal's sore
Natal plum
Natali
Natalia
Natalie
Natalie Wood
Natantia (current term)
Nataraja
Natasha
Natchez
Natchezes
Nate
Nathalee
Nathalie
Nathan
Nathan Bailey
Nathan Birnbaum
Nathan Hale
Nathanael
Nathaniel
Nathaniel Bailey

Literary usage of Natantia

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The New American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1861)
"He makes 10 orders, as follows : 1, natantia, or herbivorous and carnivorous cetaceans, with evident relations with fishes ; 2, reptantia, or monotremata ..."

2. A Practical Treatise on Animal and Vegetable Fats and Oils: Comprising Both by William Theodore Brannt, Karl Schaedler (1896)
"Cetacea (Mammalia Natantia}. These oils are obtained from the cetacea, an order of verte- brated ..."

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