Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In heraldry, being in the attitude of diving or plunging: noting a dolphin or fish when represented with the head down.
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- adjective heraldry, of a fish
Oriented vertically , with the head tobase and tail tochief , as if positioned fordiving .
Etymologies
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From Latin ūrīnāns, present active participle of ūrīnor ("I dive").
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Fish, represented swimming in fesse, are “_naiant_”; if they are in pale, they are “_hauriant_,” No. 164; but if their heads are to the base, the term “_urinant_” is said to apply, but I cannot say I have so far come across an authenticated instance of the use of this word; if their bodies are bent, as the Dolphin is generally represented, they are
The Handbook to English Heraldry Charles Boutell 1844
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