natatilis

nătātĭlis, e, adj. [nato],

• that can swim (post-class.): animae, Tert. adv. Herm. 33. —Subst.: nătātĭles, ĭum, m., swimming creatures: feras, volucres, reptiles, natatiles, Prud. στεφ. 10, 332; App. de Mund. 28.

natātilis, e (nato), was schwimmen kann, praeda, Ven. Fort. vit. S. Mart. 4, 303: natatiles et volatiles animae, Tert. adv. Herm. 33. – Plur. natatiles subst., Schwimmtiere, Prud. perist. 10, 332. Apul. de mund. 28: natatiles et volatiles, schwimmende u. fliegende Geschöpfe, Augustin. serm. 141, 2.

natatilis [CL] 1 that swims or can swim, (avis ~is) aquatic bird. b (as sb. n.) animal that swims, marine animal. c1170 stagnis ‥ piscium et avium ~ium nutritivis Chr. Rams. 8.  b species ‥ reptilium et ~ium et volatilium Bede Gen. 26B; inter quae diversa et magna ~ia capiuntur passim, delphini et vituli marini Gosc. Aug. Maj. 51C; ~ia enim de humido aqueo grossiori, volatilia vero de humido aqueo suspensibili producta sunt Gros. Hexaem. VI 1. 2; mortis sunt nuncii que vides omnia, / tam volatilia quam natatilia, / que secant aliis inmeabilia, / hec pennis aerem, hec pennis maria Walt. Wimb. Sim. 157. 2 that facilitates swimming. aves ‥ biformis nature ‥ dum ‥ mergunt emerguntque pede ~i in aquis se gubernant Gir. TH I 16.

nătātĭlis, e (nato), qui peut nager : Tert. Herm. 33.