Definition of locomotor in English:
locomotor
adjective ləʊkə(ʊ)ˈməʊtəˌloʊkəˈmoʊdər
Biology Relating to locomotion.
Example sentencesExamples
- Activation of the dentate gyrus may merely reflect the intensity of the locomotor activity after the animals have already decided how intensely they want to run.
- In contrast to fish myomeres, the axial locomotor muscles of dolphins are organized into longitudinal tracts as is typical of mammals.
- The labroid fishes are pectoral fin locomotor specialists and a model for examining fin-based swimming.
- Movement in a rectilinear manner decreases the resistive forces associated with the locomotor activity and minimizes the distance traveled.
- We would be remiss not to reiterate that plants and animals differ, of course, in many ways other than in behavioral and locomotor capacities.
Origin
Early 19th century: from locomotion + motor.
Definition of locomotor in US English:
locomotor
adjectiveˌloʊkəˈmoʊdərˌlōkəˈmōdər
Biology Relating to locomotion.
Example sentencesExamples
- In contrast to fish myomeres, the axial locomotor muscles of dolphins are organized into longitudinal tracts as is typical of mammals.
- The labroid fishes are pectoral fin locomotor specialists and a model for examining fin-based swimming.
- We would be remiss not to reiterate that plants and animals differ, of course, in many ways other than in behavioral and locomotor capacities.
- Activation of the dentate gyrus may merely reflect the intensity of the locomotor activity after the animals have already decided how intensely they want to run.
- Movement in a rectilinear manner decreases the resistive forces associated with the locomotor activity and minimizes the distance traveled.
Origin
Early 19th century: from locomotion + motor.