Nonlocomotory
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Not locomotory. not-comparable
"As, however, the shape of holothurians compels them to lie upon one side (unless supported in burrows), it is not surprising that the locomotory podia are generally restricted to the functional ventral surface and are wanting dorsally or altered into nonlocomotory papillae."
Example
More examples"As, however, the shape of holothurians compels them to lie upon one side (unless supported in burrows), it is not surprising that the locomotory podia are generally restricted to the functional ventral surface and are wanting dorsally or altered into nonlocomotory papillae."
Etymology
From non- + locomotory.
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