趾行性

Japanese
Kanji in this term
趾 行 性
し
Hyōgaiji		 こう
Grade: 2		 せい
Grade: 5
kan’on
Alternative spelling
指行性

Etymology

趾 (“toe”) +‎ 行 (“walking”) +‎ 性 (“-ness; -ity”)

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) しこーせー [shìkóóséé] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [ɕi̥ko̞ːse̞ː]

Noun

趾(し)行(こう)性(せい) • (shikōsei) ←しかうせい (sikausei)?

  1. (zoology) digitigradism
    Coordinate terms: 蹠行性 (shokōsei), 蹄行性 (teikōsei)

See also
  • 趾(し)行(こう)動(どう)物(ぶつ) (shikō dōbutsu)
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