hauriant

hau·ri·ent
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UK/ˈhɔːɹɪənt/US/ˈhɔɹɪənt/

adjective

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

“three salmon hauriant”

Opposite
urinant
OriginLatin hauriēns ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- →
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Meanings

adjectivehauriant (not comparable)

alternative haurient

  1. not comparablegovernmentOf a fish, etc.: in a vertical orientation, with its head up (to chief) and tail down (to base).

    three salmon hauriant

    Antonyms: urinant

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Opposite
urinant

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ews-“to draw water”
  2. Latinhauriēns“drawing (water, etc.); draining”
  3. Englishhauriant

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”).

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APA

hauriant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hauriant

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“hauriant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hauriant. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hauriant,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hauriant.

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