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animal gait

pattern of movement of the limbs of animals
Class type of: terrestrial locomotion, pattern in nature Q2370000

Facts

6 properties
Subclass of
terrestrial locomotion, pattern in nature[1][2]
Described by source
Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[4]
Different from
wheeled locomotion[6]
Has part(s)
step[3]
Main Wikidata property
P2839[5]
Studied by
gait analysis[7]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 10
OpenAlex ID
C151800584
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Gait graphs.jpg ↗
BBC Things ID
4b687af8-40bb-4492-95d3-32f4ecca4205
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
topic/gait
Freebase ID
/m/04111xf
Harper's tag
gait-in-animals
JSTOR topic ID (archived)
gait
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
151800584
OmegaWiki Defined Meaning
1149873
Topic's main category
Category:Gait

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🔗 Connections
Subtypes 4
horse gait, quadrupedalism, human gait, limp
Examples 2
bipedalism, digitigrade
Subclass of 2
pattern in nature, terrestrial locomotion
Described by source 1
Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary
Has part(s) 1
step
Studied by 1
gait analysis
← Is the study of 1
gait analysis
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  1. 5w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-10-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Studied by → gait analysis
    Topic's main category → Category:Gait
    Has part(s) → step
    Different from → wheeled locomotion
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Harper's tag: gait-in-animals, Matched to gait in animals (#289929333) in Harper'…"
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