The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Haurient \Hau"ri*ent\ (h[add]"r[i^]*ent), a. [L. hauriens, p.
   pr. of haurire to breathe.] (Her.)
   In pale, with the head in chief; -- said of the figure of a
   fish, as if rising for air.
   [1913 Webster]