knucklewalk

verb

knucklewalk

verb

Etymology From knuckle + walk.

1

To walk quadrupedally with the forelimbs holding the fingers in a partially flexed posture that allows body weight to press down on the ground through the knuckles.

  • Chimpanzees and gorillas knucklewalk.
Derived terms
knucklewalker

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