locomotion

locomotion
a) The ability to move or the act of moving from place to place.
b) Self-powered motion by which a whole organism changes its location through walking, running, jumping, crawling, swimming or flying.

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Synonyms:
(from place to place), /


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  • locomotion — 1640s, formed in English from L. loco from a place (ablative of locus place ) + motionem (nom. motio) motion, a moving …   Etymology dictionary

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  • locomotion — ► NOUN ▪ movement or the ability to move from one place to another. DERIVATIVES locomotory adjective. ORIGIN from Latin loco from a place + motio motion …   English terms dictionary

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