PLANTIGRADES

Noun

plantigrades

plural of plantigrade

Source: Wiktionary


PLANTIGRADE

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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