laterigrade

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(latər i grād′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
lat•er•i•grade  (latər i grād′),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Zoologyhaving a sideways manner of moving, as a crab.
  • lateri- (combining form of Latin latus, stem later-) side, flank (see -i-) + -grade 1750–60


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