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Webster 1913 Edition

Gravigrade

Grav′i-grade

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Adj.
[L. gravis heavy + gradus step.]
(Zool.)
Slow-paced.
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Noun.
One of the pachyderms.

Definition 2025

gravigrade

gravigrade

English

Adjective

gravigrade ‎(comparative more gravigrade, superlative most gravigrade)

  1. (zoology) slow-paced

Noun

gravigrade ‎(plural gravigrades)

  1. A pachyderm.

Etymology

From Latin gravis ‎(“heavy”) + gradus ‎(“step”).

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