plantigrade
Americanadjective
noun
adjective
noun
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Etymology
Origin of plantigrade
First recorded in 1825–35; from French plantigrade (noun), from New Latin plantigradus, equivalent to Latin plant(a) “sole of the foot” + -i- + -gradus; see -i-, -grade
Example Sentences
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Plantigrade, plant′i-grād, adj. that walks on the sole of the foot.—n. a plantigrade animal, as the bear.—adj.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various
His hind-feet are plantigrade, that is, they rest upon the ground from heel to toe; and his back curves like the segment of a circle.
From The Young Voyageurs Boy Hunters in the North by William Harvey
They are not bears in any sense of the word: having scarce any other resemblance to the noble Bruin than their plantigrade feet.
From Bruin The Grand Bear Hunt by Johann Baptist Zwecker
Its legs are short in proportion, and as it is plantigrade in the hind-feet, it stands and runs low, and cat-like.
From The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire by Mayne Reid
The feet are more or less completely plantigrade and five-toed.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" by Various
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