laterigraden.adj.

Brit.

/ˈlat(ə)rɪˌɡreɪd/, U.S.

/ˈlædərɪˌɡreɪd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: lateri- comb. form, -grade comb. form.

Etymology: < lateri- comb. form + -grade comb. form, after post-classical Latin laterigradus, adjective (1817 or earlier), scientific Latin Laterigradae, former group name (Latreille 1817). Compare French latérigrade, adjective (1803 in Latreille, or earlier), and noun (1806 or earlier).

Zoology.

A. n.

A spider of the former group Laterigradae, comprising those that run sideways, as crab spiders. Now disused.

ΚΠ

1830 Encycl. Americana IV. 529 (table) Arachnides..Laterigrades. Citigrades. Saltigrades.

1877 Trans. Amer. Entomol. Soc. 6 292 On the trees the abuscading [sic] Laterigrades and those swift-vaulting garroters, the Saltigrades, must cut off many a straggling forager.

1904 Encycl. Americana XV. at Spiders Many tube-weavers and laterigrades spin a tough disk..against various surfaces, especially on or under stones.

B. adj.

(Characterized by) walking or running sideways; formerly spec. designating a spider of the group Laterigradae (now disused).

ΚΠ

1839 Ann. Nat. Hist. 2 7 Thanatus.., Artamus.., Selenops.., Philodromus.., and Olios..all form a group of laterigrade spiders which perhaps are the swiftest of the whole order.

1871 W. S. Dallas Carpenter's Zool. (new ed.) II. xi. 226 They [sc. Book-Scorpions] run quickly, and often sideways, like the Crabs or the Laterigrade Spiders.

1912 J. H. Comstock Spider Bk. 222 (list) The laterigrade or sidewise running spiders. Family Thomisidæ... Family Selenopidæ... Family Heteropodidæ.

1952 Amer. Scientist 40 115 The laterigrade type of locomotion is a rather special adaptation to flat surfaces and narrow crevices.

2009 P. A. Sebastian & M. J. Mathew in P. A. Sebastian Spiders of India i. i. 10 The anterior two pairs of legs are directed more or less laterally giving them a crab-like appearance. These legs are termed as laterigrade legs.

Derivatives

† laterigradous adj. Obsolete rare Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

ΚΠ

1855 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) 576/1 Laterigradus, Zoöl., applied..to the..Brachyura; [and]..to a tribe..of the Araneides, comprehending those which walk sideways: laterigradous.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	laterigrade
释义	laterigraden.adj. Brit. /ˈlat(ə)rɪˌɡreɪd/, U.S. /ˈlædərɪˌɡreɪd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: lateri- comb. form, -grade comb. form. Etymology: < lateri- comb. form + -grade comb. form, after post-classical Latin laterigradus, adjective (1817 or earlier), scientific Latin Laterigradae, former group name (Latreille 1817). Compare French latérigrade, adjective (1803 in Latreille, or earlier), and noun (1806 or earlier). Zoology. A. n. A spider of the former group Laterigradae, comprising those that run sideways, as crab spiders. Now disused. ΚΠ 1830 Encycl. Americana IV. 529 (table) Arachnides..Laterigrades. Citigrades. Saltigrades. 1877 Trans. Amer. Entomol. Soc. 6 292 On the trees the abuscading [sic] Laterigrades and those swift-vaulting garroters, the Saltigrades, must cut off many a straggling forager. 1904 Encycl. Americana XV. at Spiders Many tube-weavers and laterigrades spin a tough disk..against various surfaces, especially on or under stones. B. adj. (Characterized by) walking or running sideways; formerly spec. designating a spider of the group Laterigradae (now disused). ΚΠ 1839 Ann. Nat. Hist. 2 7 Thanatus.., Artamus.., Selenops.., Philodromus.., and Olios..all form a group of laterigrade spiders which perhaps are the swiftest of the whole order. 1871 W. S. Dallas Carpenter's Zool. (new ed.) II. xi. 226 They [sc. Book-Scorpions] run quickly, and often sideways, like the Crabs or the Laterigrade Spiders. 1912 J. H. Comstock Spider Bk. 222 (list) The laterigrade or sidewise running spiders. Family Thomisidæ... Family Selenopidæ... Family Heteropodidæ. 1952 Amer. Scientist 40 115 The laterigrade type of locomotion is a rather special adaptation to flat surfaces and narrow crevices. 2009 P. A. Sebastian & M. J. Mathew in P. A. Sebastian Spiders of India i. i. 10 The anterior two pairs of legs are directed more or less laterally giving them a crab-like appearance. These legs are termed as laterigrade legs. Derivatives † laterigradous adj. Obsolete rare Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΚΠ 1855 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) 576/1 Laterigradus, Zoöl., applied..to the..Brachyura; [and]..to a tribe..of the Araneides, comprehending those which walk sideways: laterigradous. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1830
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