knucklewalk

English

Etymology

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

• knucklewalker