# hauriant

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈhɔːɹɪənt/

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

## Etymology
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”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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