Spinigrade

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Moving by means of spines. not-comparable

    "a spinigrade echinoderm"

Etymology

From Latin spina (“thorn”) + -grade (“means of locomotion”).

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