蹠行性

Japanese
Kanji in this term
蹠 行 性
しょ
Hyōgaiji		 こう
Grade: 2		 せい
Grade: 5
kan’yōon kan’on

Etymology

蹠 (“sole”) +‎ 行 (“walking”) +‎ 性 (“-ness; -ity”)

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) しょこーせー [shòkóóséé] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [ɕo̞ko̞ːse̞ː]

Noun

蹠(しょ)行(こう)性(せい) • (shokōsei) ←しょかうせい (syokausei)?

  1. (zoology) plantigradism
    Coordinate terms: 趾行性 (shikōsei), 蹄行性 (teikōsei)

See also
  • 蹠(しょ)行(こう)動(どう)物(ぶつ) (shokō dōbutsu)
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