laterigrade

[ lat-er-i-greyd ]

adjective
  1. having a sideways manner of moving, as a crab.

Origin of laterigrade

1
First recorded in 1750–60; <Latin later- (stem of latus “side, flank”) + -i- + -grade

Words Nearby laterigrade

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How to use laterigrade in a sentence

  • Junior recognized in the creature before him one of the laterigrade Legion, a well known character.

    Old Farm Fairies: | Henry Christopher McCook

British Dictionary definitions for laterigrade

laterigrade

/ (ˈlætərɪˌɡreɪd) /


adjective
  1. zoology (of some crabs) having a gait characterized by sideways movement

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