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laterigrade
[ lat-er-i-greyd ]
adjective
- having a sideways manner of moving, as a crab.
laterigrade
/ ˈ±ôæ³ÙÉ™°ùɪˌɡ°ù±ðɪ»å /
adjective
- zoology (of some crabs) having a gait characterized by sideways movement
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of laterigrade1
First recorded in 1750–60; < Latin later- (stem of latus “side, flankâ€) + -i- ( def ) + -grade
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Flattie spiders have eight laterigrade, or sideways-moving, legs positioned at different angles to cover all 360 degrees of their bodies.
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Junior recognized in the creature before him one of the Laterigrade Legion, a well known character.
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