gravigrade

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adjective

slow-paced

OriginLatin gravis →
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Meanings

adjectivegravigrade (comparative more gravigrade, superlative most gravigrade)

comparative more gravigrade · superlative most gravigrade

  1. datedbiologyslow-paced
noungravigrade (plural gravigrades)

plural gravigrades

  1. obsoletebiologyAn elephant or manatee, or member of the obsolete suborder Gravigrada.

Origin

  1. Latingravis“heavy”
  2. Englishgravigrade

From Latin gravis (“heavy”) + -grade (“way of walking”).

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APA

gravigrade. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gravigrade

MLA

“gravigrade.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gravigrade. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gravigrade,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gravigrade.

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