phalangigrade

adjective

pha·​lan·​gi·​grade

fəˈlanjəˌgrād,

fāˈ-

: walking on the phalanges

Word History

Etymology

New Latin phalangigradus, from phalang-, phalanx phalanx + -gradus -grade

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