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lo·co·mo·tor

 (lō′kə-mō′tər)
adj.
Of or relating to locomotion; locomotive.
[Latin locō, from a place, ablative of locus, place + motor.]
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locomotor

(ˌləʊkəˈməʊtə)
adj
of or relating to locomotion
[C19: from Latin locō from a place, ablative of locus place + motor (mover)]
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lo•co•mo•tor

(ˌloʊ kəˈmoʊ tər)

adj.
1. Also, lo`co•mo′to•ry. of, pertaining to, or affecting locomotion.
n.
2. a person or thing that is capable of locomotion.
[1815–25]
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Adj.1.locomotor - of or relating to locomotion
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