denatant, a.
(diːˈneɪtənt)
[f. de- + natant a.]
Of fishes: swimming with the current. Hence denaˈtation, the movement of fishes in the direction of the current.
| 1915 Denatant, -ation [see contranatant a.]. 1920 Rep. Dove Mar. Lab. Cullercoats 38 A consideration of our herring shoals from the standpoint of denatation. 1959 [see contranatant a.]. 1968 F. R. H. Jones Fish Migration ii. 15 Denatant means swimming, or drifting, or migrating with the current. |