Gradientia

plural noun

Gra·​di·​en·​tia

ˌgrādēˈench(ē)ə

1

in former classifications : the lizards and the caudate amphibians regarded as a natural group

2

in former classifications : caudata

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from neuter plural of Latin gradient-, gradiens

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