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naiant /ˈneɪənt /
adjective [postpositive] Heraldry (of a fish or marine creature) swimming horizontally.
– ORIGIN mid 16th century: from Anglo-Norman French, variant of Old French noiant swimming, present participle of noier, from Latin natare to swim.