Bible Dictionaries
Natant

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(a.) Placed horizontally across the field, as if swimmimg toward the dexter side; said of all sorts of fishes except the flying fish.

(2):

(a.) Floating in water, as the leaves of water lilies, or submersed, as those of many aquatic plants.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Natant'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​n/natant.html. 1828.