locomotion

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Synonyms: locomotive, locomotor, locomoting, locomotions

Antonyms: locomotive, locomotor, locomoting, locomotions

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|uncountable}} The [[ability]] to [[move]] from place to place, or the act of doing so.
2. {{lb|en|biology|uncountable}} [[self|Self]]-[[power]]ed [[motion]] by which a whole [[organism]] changes its [[location]] through [[walking]], [[running]], [[jumping]], [[crawling]], [[swimming]], [[brachiating]] or [[flying]].
3. {{lb|en|countable|often preceded by definite article}} A [[dance]], originally popular in the 1960s, in which the arms are used to [[mimic]] the [[motion]] of the [[connecting rod|connecting rods]] of a steam [[locomotive]].

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