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The evolution of a creature with at least three pairs of legs evolving to give rise to a descendant where the frontmost pair of legs is raised from the ground, no longer being used in locomotion and freeing them up for other activities.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Qualifier: speculative evolution
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From centaur + -ism, due to centaurs having two limbs (their arms) in the front raised from the ground not used for locomotion.
