locomotory
adjective
lo·co·mo·to·ry
ˌlō-kə-ˈmō-tə-rē 
1
: locomotor
locomotory appendages
2
: capable of moving independently from place to place
locomotory animals
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In response to decreasing barometric pressure, male beetles exhibited decreased locomotory activity in a Y-tube olfactometer with female pheromone extracts.
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Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 7 Oct. 2013
But even amongst these exceptions, a triskelion animal with three locomotory limbs, has never appeared.
—Grrlscientist, Forbes, 18 May 2022
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Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 7 Oct. 2013
But even amongst these exceptions, a triskelion animal with three locomotory limbs, has never appeared.
—Grrlscientist, Forbes, 18 May 2022
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locomotory
adjective
lo·co·mo·to·ry
ˌlō-kə-ˈmōt-ə-rē
1
: locomotor
parasites without locomotory organs
2
: capable of moving independently from place to place
small locomotory animals
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