laterigrade
1 of 2adjective
lat·eri·grade
ˈlatərəˌgrād
: running sidewise or characterized by such running
laterigrade locomotion
laterigrade
2 of 2noun
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plural -s
: a laterigrade animal (as a crab spider of the family Thomisidae)
Word History
Etymology
Adjective
International Scientific Vocabulary lateri- + -grade
First Known Use
Adjective
1839, in the meaning defined above
Noun
1830, in the meaning defined above