gravigrade
英 [ɡrævi:ɡ'reɪd]
美 [ɡræviɡ'reɪd]
- n.
- 动作笨拙的动物(如大象等)
- adj.
- 步履笨重的
- (部分已绝灭的)贫齿类动物的
英语词源
- gravigrade (adj.)
- "walking with heavy steps," 1839, probably via French, a modern scientific compound from Latin gravis "heavy" (see grave (adj.)) + gradi "to walk" (see grade (n.)).