Meanings
adjectivespinigrade (not comparable)
- not comparablebiologyMoving by means of spines.
a spinigrade echinoderm
Origin
From Latin spina (“thorn”) + -grade (“means of locomotion”).
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spinigrade. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spinigrade
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“spinigrade.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spinigrade. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spinigrade,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spinigrade.
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