PLANTIGRADE

plantigrade

(adjective) (of mammals) walking on the whole sole of the foot (as rabbits, raccoons, bears, and humans do)

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

plantigrade (not comparable)

(zoology) Of an animal: walking with the entire sole of the foot on the ground.

Noun

plantigrade (plural plantigrades)

(zoology) A plantigrade animal; an animal that walks with the entire sole of the foot on the ground.

Coordinate terms

• digitigrade

• unguligrade

Source: Wiktionary

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Plan"ti*grade, a. Etym: [L. planta sole of the foot + gradi to walk: cf. F. plantigrade.] (Zoöl.) (a) Walking on the sole of the foot; pertaining to the plantigrades. (b) Having the foot so formed that the heel touches the ground when the leg is upright.

Plan"ti*grade, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A plantigrade animal, or one that walks or steps on the sole of the foot, as man, and the bears.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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