pronograde

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adjective

Walking with the length of the body parallel to the ground.

OriginLatin pronus →
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Meanings

adjectivepronograde (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyWalking with the length of the body parallel to the ground.

Origin

  1. Latingradus
  2. Latinpronus“bent over”
  3. Englishpronograde

From Latin pronus (“bent over”) + -grade (“means of walking”) (from Latin gradus). Compare prone.

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APA

pronograde. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pronograde

MLA

“pronograde.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pronograde. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pronograde,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pronograde.

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