natatorial

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Mr Swainson absolutely excludes Man from the zoological circle, on grounds which few naturalists are disposed to think sufficient; else we might suggest that man himself is the natatorial type of the Primates.

From The Romance of Natural History, Second Series by Gosse, Philip Henry

I well remember how proud I felt on the occasion when I first accomplished this natatorial feat.

From The Boy Tar by Read, Edward

The natatorial type of the Quadrumana, however, is most assuredly wanting.

From The Romance of Natural History, Second Series by Gosse, Philip Henry

One can learn to swim without describing his sensations to every casual acquaintance or hunting up the natatorial columns in the newspapers.

From Different Girls by Various

They have no squeamishness whatever about his watching their own natatorial duties; why, then, should he shrink within himself and wave them off?

From Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama by Stevens, Thomas