locomotor
Americanadjective
noun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of locomotor
First recorded in 1815–25; see origin at locomotive, motor
Vocabulary lists containing locomotor
Example Sentences
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Exposure to constant bright light causes pigeons to lose their regular locomotor and feeding patterns, and goldfish that are normally active in daytime likewise lose their own consistent patterns of activity and rest.
From Salon ● Apr. 15, 2025
Tricycles are used by riders with locomotor dysfunction and balance issues such as cerebral palsy or hemiplegia.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2024
However, the diversity of locomotor behaviors in living apes and the incompleteness of the fossil record have hampered the development of a clear picture of human bipedalism's origins.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 29, 2024
Ultimately, the findings suggest locomotor play “might really be deeply rooted in our evolutionary history,” Burghardt says.
From Science Magazine ● Aug. 15, 2023
Even in our own times, entirely on empiric grounds, it was used for such severe organic nervous diseases as locomotor ataxia and sometimes to such an extent as to produce argyria.
From Psychotherapy by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)
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