- contranatant
- contranatant /kon-trə-nāˈtənt/adjectiveSwimming upstreamORIGIN: L contrā, and natāns, -antis, prp of natāre to swim
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contranatant — swimming or migrating against the current; movement of adults towards the spawning area. Opposite of denatant … Dictionary of ichthyology
contranatant — adj. [L. contra, against; natare, to swim] Swimming or migrating against the current; see denatant … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
denatant — swimming, drifting or migrating with the current. Movement of eggs and larvae away from the spawning area. Opposite of contranatant, q.v … Dictionary of ichthyology
denatant — adj. [L. de, away from; natare, to swim] Swimming, drifting or migrating with the current; see contranatant … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
con|tra|na|tant — «KON truh NAY tuhnt», adjective. swimming against the current: »contranatant migrations of fish … Useful english dictionary
