locomotion
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Locomotion by landlubber animals like us is easy, because the ground beneath us generally does not move.
From New York Times • Jan. 7, 2021
Locomotion in cephalopods is facilitated by ejecting a stream of water for propulsion.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
Her biggest hits include The Locomotion, Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow and You've Got a Friend, and her songs have been recorded by the likes of The Monkees and Aretha Franklin.
From BBC • Sep. 20, 2013
As the reverberations of The Walk faded beneath rowdier R&B dance songs such as The Twist and The Locomotion, McCracklin returned to the blues club circuit a somewhat disappointed man.
From The Guardian • Dec. 28, 2012
H. Demonstration of Locomotion in the Larvæ of the Œstridæ.
From Insects and Diseases A Popular Account of the Way in Which Insects may Spread or Cause some of our Common Diseases by Doane, Rennie Wilbur
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