knucklewalk

English

Etymology

From knuckle +‎ walk.

Verb

knucklewalk (third-person singular simple present knucklewalks, present participle knucklewalking, simple past and past participle knucklewalked)

  1. 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.

Derived terms

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