graviportal

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adjective

Of an animal, physically adapted only for moving slowly over land, due to a high body weight.

“The giant tortoises are graviportal.”

Scrabble 17

Meanings

adjectivegraviportal (comparative more graviportal, superlative most graviportal)

comparative more graviportal · superlative most graviportal

  1. biologyOf an animal, physically adapted only for moving slowly over land, due to a high body weight.

    The giant tortoises are graviportal.

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APA

graviportal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/graviportal

MLA

“graviportal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/graviportal. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “graviportal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/graviportal.

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