plantigrade

[ plan-ti-greyd ]

adjective

1. walking on the whole sole of the foot, as humans and bears.

noun

1. a plantigrade animal.

plantigrade

/ ˈplæntɪˌɡreɪd /

adjective

1. walking with the entire sole of the foot touching the ground, as, for example, man and bears

noun

1. a plantigrade animal

plantigrade

/ plăn′tĭ-grād′ /

1. Walking with the entire sole of the foot on the ground, as humans, bears, raccoons, and rabbits.

Other Words From

• sub·planti·grade adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of plantigrade¹

First recorded in 1825–35; from French plantigrade (noun), from New Latin plantigradus, equivalent to Latin plant(a) “sole of the foot” + -i- + -gradus; -i-, -grade

Word History and Origins

Origin of plantigrade¹

C19: via French from New Latin plantigradus, from Latin planta sole of the foot + gradus a step

Example Sentences

In considering this question, the first fact to appear is that the apes and lemurs are plantigrade animals.

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It is a plantigrade circumflex vertebrate bacterium that hasnt any wings and is uncertain.

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Plantigrade circumflex vertebrate bacterium that hasnt any wings and is uncertain.

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Its legs are short in proportion, and as it is plantigrade in the hind-feet, it stands and runs low, and cat-like.

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Her unstable bust was stayed and upheld by French corsets; her plantigrade shuffle was limited by heeled boots.

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