locomotor

[ loh-kuh-moh-ter ]
/ ˌloʊ kəˈmoʊ tər /

adjective

Also lo·co·mo·to·ry. of, relating to, or affecting locomotion.

noun

a person or thing that is capable of locomotion.

Origin of locomotor

First recorded in 1815–25; see origin at locomotive, motor

Words nearby locomotor

locomobile, locomote, locomotion, locomotive, locomotive engineer, locomotor, locomotor ataxia, locoweed, locrian, locris, locular

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British Dictionary definitions for locomotor

locomotor
/ (ˌləʊkəˈməʊtə) /

adjective

of or relating to locomotion

Word Origin for locomotor

C19: from Latin locō from a place, ablative of locus place + motor (mover)

Medical definitions for locomotor

locomotor
[ lō′kə-mō′tər ]

adj.

Of or relating to movement from one place to another.