laterigrade
[ lat-er-i-greyd ]
adjective
having a sideways manner of moving, as a crab.
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Junior recognized in the creature before him one of the laterigrade Legion, a well known character.
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British Dictionary definitions for laterigrade
laterigrade
/ (ˈlætərɪˌɡreɪd) /
adjective
zoology (of some crabs) having a gait characterized by sideways movement
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