gravigrade
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin gravis (“heavy”) + gradus (“step”).
Adjective edit
gravigrade (comparative more gravigrade, superlative most gravigrade)
Noun edit
gravigrade (plural gravigrades)
- (zoology, obsolete) An elephant or manatee, or member of the obsolete suborder Gravigrada.
References edit
- “gravigrade”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.