Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Walking with the long axis of the body parallel to the ground, as do most quadrupeds.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Carrying the body in a horizontal position, as do the majority of quadrupeds: opposed to
orthograde .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Latin prōnus, leaning forward; see prone + -gradus, walking (from gradī, to move; see retrograde).]
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Without interfering with the ape, the researchers used a forceplate to record the forces exerted by the gibbon's feet as it leapt, and two high speed cameras to record details of its body position, and the angles of its legs, body and arms. his revealed that the gibbon uses four distinct modes of leaping, categorised as the orthograde single footed take-off, the orthograde two footed take-off, the orthograde squat jump and the pronograde single footed take off.
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