locomotion

Japanese: locomotion
locomotion

… There are two types of locomotion: passive, riding on air or water currents, and active, using locomotor organs. The latter is called locomotion, and is a special category of locomotion. However, as can be seen in the examples of pelagic fish that ride ocean currents and the hairs on dandelion seeds, this distinction between locomotion methods is not essential to locomotion. …

From [Exercise]

…Prey animals also move to escape from predators. This locomotion is the fundamental characteristic that makes animals animals. There are many different types of locomotion, including swimming, crawling, walking, jumping, running, flying, sailing, and jet propulsion, and the organs and mechanisms used for these movements are also diverse. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "locomotion" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… 生物の移動には,気流や水流に乗っての受動的消極的なものと,運動器官を用いての積極的なものとがある。後者は移動運動locomotionと呼ばれ,運動の中の特別な1区分をなす。しかし,海流に乗って泳ぐ遠洋魚やタンポポの種子の毛といった例に見られるように,このような移動方式の区別は移動にとって本質的な意義をもつものではない。…

【運動】より

…また餌となる動物は動くことによって敵から逃れる。このような移動運動locomotionこそ動物を動物たらしめた基本的な特徴といってよい。移動運動の様式には遊泳,匍匐(ほふく),歩行,跳躍,走行,飛翔(ひしよう),帆翔,ジェット推進などいろいろあり,そのために使われる器官(運動器官)や機構もさまざまである。…

※「locomotion」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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