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locomotion

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lo⋅co⋅mo⋅tion

  [loh-kuh-moh-shuhn]
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–noun
the act or power of moving from place to place.
Origin:
1640–50; see locomotive, motion
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lo·co·mo·tion   (lō'kə-mō'shən)   
n.  

  1. The act of moving from place to place.

  2. The ability to move from place to place.


[Latin locō, from a place, ablative of locus, place + motion.]
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: lo·co·mo·tion
Pronunciation: "lO-k&-'mO-sh&n
Function: noun
: an act or the power of moving from place to place : progressive movement (as of an animal body)
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Science Dictionary
locomotion   (lō'kə-mō'shən)  Pronunciation Key 
The movement of an organism from one place to another, often by the action of appendages such as flagella, limbs, or wings. In some animals, such as fish, locomotion results from a wavelike series of muscle contractions.
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