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laterigrade

Syllables: lat·er·i·grade/ˈlædərɪˌɡreɪd/

laterigrade adjective: having a mode of locomotion involving sideways movement.

Adjective

laterigrade (not comparable)

  1. Having a mode of locomotion involving sideways movement.

Origin of laterigrade

From Latin latus (stem later-) + -grade (“way of walking”).

Questions about laterigrade

What does laterigrade mean?
Laterigrade means having a mode of locomotion involving sideways movement.
What part of speech is laterigrade?
Laterigrade is an adjective.
How do you pronounce laterigrade?
Laterigrade is pronounced /ˈlædərɪˌɡreɪd/.

Words near laterigrade in the dictionary

  1. latericorn
  2. latericorns
  3. latericumbent
  4. lateriflexion
  5. laterifolious
  6. laterigrade
  7. laterisation
  8. laterisations
  9. laterise
  10. laterised
  11. laterises

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