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knuckle-walking

knuckle-walking noun: a form of locomotion of some primates in which they move on all fours with pressure being taken by the knuckles.

knuckle-walking: a form of locomotion of some primates in which they move on all fours with pressure being taken by...
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Noun

knuckle-walking (uncountable)

  1. A form of locomotion of some primates in which they move on all fours with pressure being taken by the knuckles.

Questions about knuckle-walking

What does knuckle-walking mean?
Knuckle-walking means a form of locomotion of some primates in which they move on all fours with pressure being taken by the knuckles.
What part of speech is knuckle-walking?
Knuckle-walking is a noun.

Words near knuckle-walking in the dictionary

  1. knuckle-kneed
  2. knuckle-scraper
  3. knuckle-scrapers
  4. knuckle-tat
  5. knuckle-tats
  6. knuckle-walking
  7. knuckleball
  8. knuckleballed
  9. knuckleballer
  10. knuckleballers
  11. knuckleballing

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