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单词 locomotor
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Definition of locomotor in English:

locomotor

adjective ləʊkə(ʊ)ˈməʊtəˌloʊkəˈmoʊdər
Biology
  • Relating to locomotion.

    locomotor organs
    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.

    locomotor organs
    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.

 
 
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