laterigrade

[ lat-er-i-greyd ]
/ ˈlæt ər ɪˌgreɪd /

adjective

having a sideways manner of moving, as a crab.

Origin of laterigrade

1750–60; lateri- (combining form of Latin latus, stem later-) side, flank (see -i-) + -grade

Words nearby laterigrade

laterality, lateralization, lateran, lateran council, lateran palace, laterigrade, laterite, lateritious, laterization, latero-, laterodeviation

Example sentences from the Web for laterigrade

  • Junior recognized in the creature before him one of the Laterigrade Legion, a well known character.

    Old Farm Fairies: |Henry Christopher McCook

British Dictionary definitions for laterigrade

laterigrade
/ (ˈlætərɪˌɡreɪd) /

adjective

zoology (of some crabs) having a gait characterized by sideways movement