pronograde
adjective
pro·no·grade
ˈprō-nə-ˌgrād 
: walking with the body approximately horizontal
most mammals except humans and the higher apes are pronograde
compare orthograde sense 1
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“Pronograde.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/pronograde. Accessed 1 Jan. 2026.
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