locomotor
Americanadjective
noun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of locomotor
First recorded in 1815–25; see origin at locomotive, motor
Vocabulary lists containing locomotor
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Frustrated with himself, and with Krantz, McCarthy scribbled on a draft page, “mild horror, creeping bibliophobia, locomotor ataxia, / general lassitude and despondency.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
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
By studying the rate of evolutionary change in the bony labyrinth, the international team proposed that climate change may have been an important environmental catalyst in promoting the locomotor diversification of apes and humans.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 29, 2024
Tab′itude, state of one affected with tabes.—Tabes dorsalis, the same as locomotor ataxia.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
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