locomotoryadj.

Brit.

/ˌləʊkə(ʊ)ˈməʊt(ə)ri/, U.S.

/ˌloʊkəˈmoʊdəri/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin locō , locus , motory adj.

Etymology: < classical Latin locō, ablative of locus locus n.¹ + motory adj., after locomotive adj. Compare locomotor n. and later locomotor adj., and also earlier locomotive adj.

Chiefly Zoology.

Of or relating to locomotion; capable of locomotion.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > progressive motion > [adjective]

progressive?c1450

progressional1570

locomotive1612

onwardly1674

locomotory1824

translational1867

1824 Lancet 10 July 49/2 In the above case there were observed at no period of the complaint, either an enfeebled state of the locomotory powers, or paralysis of any kind.

1835–6 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. I. 701/2 Whatever the form of the locomotory organ..it is always organized in the same manner.

1892 R. L. Stevenson Across Plains xi. 292 To what passes with the anchored vermin [sc. plants], we have little clue... But of the locomotory, to which we ourselves belong, we can tell more.

1905 Daily Chron. 16 June 4/4 The Londoner will become less migratory as he becomes more locomotory.

1940 G. S. Carter Gen. Zool. Invertebr. xx. 416 In many life-histories the larva is the chief locomotory phase.

1979 Sci. Amer. May 88/2 The ruffled membrane is the main locomotory organ of the cells.

2006 Trends Ecol. & Evol. 21 217/1 Each lineage evolved modifications..with respect to body size, diet and locomotory adaptations.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	locomotory
释义	locomotoryadj. Brit. /ˌləʊkə(ʊ)ˈməʊt(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˌloʊkəˈmoʊdəri/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin locō , locus , motory adj. Etymology: < classical Latin locō, ablative of locus locus n.¹ + motory adj., after locomotive adj. Compare locomotor n. and later locomotor adj., and also earlier locomotive adj. Chiefly Zoology. Of or relating to locomotion; capable of locomotion. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > [adjective] progressive?c1450 progressional1570 locomotive1612 onwardly1674 locomotory1824 translational1867 1824 Lancet 10 July 49/2 In the above case there were observed at no period of the complaint, either an enfeebled state of the locomotory powers, or paralysis of any kind. 1835–6 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. I. 701/2 Whatever the form of the locomotory organ..it is always organized in the same manner. 1892 R. L. Stevenson Across Plains xi. 292 To what passes with the anchored vermin [sc. plants], we have little clue... But of the locomotory, to which we ourselves belong, we can tell more. 1905 Daily Chron. 16 June 4/4 The Londoner will become less migratory as he becomes more locomotory. 1940 G. S. Carter Gen. Zool. Invertebr. xx. 416 In many life-histories the larva is the chief locomotory phase. 1979 Sci. Amer. May 88/2 The ruffled membrane is the main locomotory organ of the cells. 2006 Trends Ecol. & Evol. 21 217/1 Each lineage evolved modifications..with respect to body size, diet and locomotory adaptations. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1824
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