gravigrade

['ɡræviɡreid]
  • n.
    • 动作笨拙的动物(如大象等)
  • adj.
    • 步履笨重的
    • (部分已绝灭的)贫齿类动物的

英文词源


gravigrade (adj.)
"walking with heavy steps," 1839, probably via French, a modern scientific compound from Latin gravis "heavy" (see grave (adj.)) + gradi "to walk" (see grade (n.)).

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