gravigrade

English

Etymology

From Latin gravis (“heavy”) + -grade (“way of walking”).

Adjective

gravigrade (comparative more gravigrade, superlative most gravigrade)

1. (zoology, dated) slow-paced

Noun

gravigrade (plural gravigrades)

1. (zoology, obsolete) An elephant or manatee, or member of the obsolete suborder Gravigrada.

References

• “gravigrade”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.