Of a primate: holding the body more or less horizontal; (of posture) not erect; quadrupedal. Contrasted with orthograde.
Origin
Early 20th century; earliest use found in Arthur Keith (1866–1955), museum curator and palaeoanthropologist. From classical Latin prōnusprone + -o- + -grade.
Definition of pronograde in US English:
pronograde
adjectiveˈprəʊnə(ʊ)ɡreɪd
Zoology
Of a primate: holding the body more or less horizontal; (of posture) not erect; quadrupedal. Contrasted with orthograde.
Origin
Early 20th century; earliest use found in Arthur Keith (1866–1955), museum curator and palaeoanthropologist. From classical Latin prōnus prone + -o- + -grade.