knucklewalk en · VERB
Etymology
From knuckle + walk.
Meanings
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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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| knucklewalks | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| knucklewalking | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| knucklewalked | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| knucklewalked | Tense=Past | lexicographic |