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hauriant

Syllables: hau·ri·entUK/ˈhɔːɹɪənt/US/ˈhɔɹɪənt/

hauriant adjective: of a fish, etc.: in a vertical orientation, with its head up (to chief) and tail down (to base).

hauriant: of a fish, etc.: in a vertical orientation, with its head up (to chief) and tail down (to base)
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Adjective

hauriant (not comparable)

  1. Of a fish, etc.: in a vertical orientation, with its head up (to chief) and tail down (to base).
    • three salmon hauriant
    Antonyms:
    urinant

Antonyms of hauriant

Forms of hauriant

alternative formhaurient

Origin of hauriant

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”).

Questions about hauriant

What does hauriant mean?
Hauriant means of a fish, etc.: in a vertical orientation, with its head up (to chief) and tail down (to base).
What part of speech is hauriant?
Hauriant is an adjective.
How do you pronounce hauriant?
Hauriant is pronounced /ˈhɔːɹɪənt/ (UK).

Words near hauriant in the dictionary

  1. Hauptmans
  2. Hauptvermutung
  3. Hauran
  4. Haurani
  5. Hauranis
  6. hauriant
  7. haurient
  8. Haurvatat
  9. Haury
  10. Hauryla
  11. Haurys

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