gravigrade
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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.