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Word: Orthograde
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
early 20th century; earliest use found in Arthur Keith (1866–1955), museum curator and palaeoanthropologist. From ortho- + -grade
Definition:
Of a primate: holding the body upright; (of posture) erect. Contrasted with pronograde.
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