💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Laterigrade"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| saltigradenoun | (zoology) Having feet or legs formed for leaping. |
| ambulatorial | (zoology) ambulatory; adapted for walking; gressorial |
| cursorial | (zoology) Adapted for running. |
| spinigrade | (zoology) Moving by means of spines. |
| plantigradenoun | (zoology) A plantigrade animal; an animal that walks with the entire sole of the foot on the ground. |
| digitigrade | (zoology) Of an animal: walking on the toes, putting the weight of the body mainly on the ball of the foot, with the back of the foot, or heel, raised. |
| mediportal | (biology) Of an animal, physically adapted to spend a substantial amount of time moving slowly over land, usually with a heavy body weight, but also having some characteristics conducive to quick movements when needed. |
| gressorial | (zoology) Adapted for walking, rather than being adapted for say, swimming, as in seals, or digging, as in moles; ambulatorial. |
| pedigerousnoun | (zoology) Bearing or having feet or legs. |
| unguligrade | (zoology) That walks on hooves. |
| pronogradenoun | (zoology) Walking with the length of the body parallel to the ground. |
| longipedate | (entomology) having long legs |
| lobiped | (zoology, archaic) Having lobate toes. |
| plesiopedal | (zoology) (of a mosasaur) Having limbs adapted for terrestrial motion. |
| reptilenoun | (informal) Any member of the class Reptilia that is not a bird— a cold-blooded vertebrate with dry scales that usually lays eggs, such as a lizard, snake, turtle, tortoise, crocodile, alligator, etc. |
| leptiform | (archaic, zoology) Having a form somewhat like mites of the order Leptus; said of active insect larvae with three pairs of legs. |
| gravigradenoun | (zoology, dated) slow-paced |
| phalangigrade | (typically of camels and llamas) That walks on the phalanges instead of the hooves |
| subunguligrade | (zoology) Intermediate between unguligrade and digitigrade |
| anterobipedal | (rare) That walks on its forelegs |
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