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laterigrade
[
lat
-er-i-greyd
]
lat·er·i·grade
/
ˈlæt
ər
ɪˌgreɪd
/
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[
lat
-er-i-greyd
]
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adjective
having a sideways manner of moving, as a
crab
.
Origin:
1750–60;
lateri-
(combining form of
Latin
latus,
stem
later-
) side, flank (
see
-i-
) +
-grade
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laterigrade
(ˈlætərɪˌɡreɪd)
—
adj
zoology
(of some crabs) having a gait characterized by sideways movement
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