Vocabulary Term Details

Lococmotion

Definition (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_locomotion)

Animal locomotion, which is the act of self-propulsion by an animal, has many manifestations, including running, swimming, jumping and flying. Animals move for a variety of reasons, such as to find food, a mate, or a suitable microhabitat, and to escape predators. For many animals the ability to move is essential to survival and, as a result, selective pressures have shaped the locomotion methods and mechanisms employed by moving organisms. (Wikipedia)

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Broader TermsNarrower TermsRelated Terms
Movement
Flight
Fins
Kinesis
Limbs
Taxis
Velocity

This term is used for the following terms: 
Animal locomotion
Gait

Approved Date
07-Jun-2013

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