gravigrade

English edit

Etymology edit

From Latin gravis (“heavy”) + gradus (“step”).

Adjective edit

gravigrade (comparative more gravigrade, superlative most gravigrade)

(zoology, dated) slow-paced

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.

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