laterigrade

laterigrade
I. \\ˈlad.ərəˌgrād\ adjective
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary lateri- + -grade
: running sidewise or characterized by such running

laterigrade locomotion

II. noun (-s)
: a laterigrade animal (as a crab spider of the family Thomisidae)

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/lat"euhr i grayd'/, adj.
having a sideways manner of moving, as a crab.
[1750-60; lateri- (comb. form of L latus, s. later-) side, flank (see -I-) + -GRADE]

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laterigrade /latˈə-ri-grād/
adjective
Running sideways, like a crab
ORIGIN: L latus, -eris side, and gradus step

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