pronograde

pronograde
pronograde [prō′nə grād΄]
adj.
< L pronus, bent forward (see PRONE) + -O- + -GRADE
Zool. walking with the body parallel to the ground

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pro·no·grade (prōʹnə-grād') adj.
Walking with the long axis of the body parallel to the ground. Used of quadrupeds.
  [Latin prōnus, leaning forward; see prone + -gradus, walking (from gradī, to move. See retrograde).]

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