plantigrade

plantigrade
Walking with the entire sole and heel of the foot on the ground, as do humans and bears. [L. planta, sole, + gradior, to walk]

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plan·ti·grade 'plant-ə-.grād adj walking on the sole with the heel touching the ground <humans are \plantigrade animals> compare DIGITIGRADE
plantigrade n

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adj.
walking on the entire sole of the foot: a habit of humans and some other animals.

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plan·ti·grade (planґtĭ-grād) [L. planta sole + gradi to walk] characterized by walking on the full sole of the foot; said of animals such as bears and humans. Cf. digitigrade and unguligrade.

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  • plantigrade — [ plɑ̃tigrad ] adj. et n. m. • les plantigrades 1795; de 1. plante et grade ♦ Qui marche sur la plante des pieds (opposé à digitigrade). L ours est un animal plantigrade. N. m. pl. Ancienne division des mammifères carnassiers. ● plantigrade… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Plantigrade — Plan ti*grade, a. [L. planta sole of the foot + gradi to walk: cf. F. plantigrade.] (Zo[ o]l.) (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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Plantigrade — Plan ti*grade, n. (Zo[ o]l.) A plantigrade animal, or one that walks or steps on the sole of the foot, as man, and the bears. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • plantigrade — (adj.) 1831, from Fr. plantigrade (1795), from Mod.L. plantigradus walking on the sole of the foot, from planta sole of the foot (see PLANT (Cf. plant) (n.)) + gradus (see GRADE (Cf. grade) (n.)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • plantigrade — [plan′tə grād΄] adj. [Fr < L planta, sole (see PLANT) + Fr grade, GRADE] walking on the whole sole, as a human or bear n. a plantigrade animal …   English World dictionary

  • plantigrade — plantigráde ž mn <N plantigrád> DEFINICIJA biol. kralješnjaci koji stupaju na podlogu cijelim stopalom (npr. čovjek, čovjekoliki majmun i sl.) ETIMOLOGIJA nlat. plantigradus ≃ planta: taban + gradus: stupanj …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • Plantigrade — In mammals, plantigrade locomotion means walking with the podials and metatarsals flat on the ground. Primates are examples of plantigrade species; in humans, the podials and metatarsals constitute the sole of the foot. Other plantigrade species… …   Wikipedia

  • plantigrade — adjective Etymology: French, from Latin planta sole + French grade Date: 1831 walking on the sole with the heel touching the ground < humans are plantigrade > • plantigrade noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Plantigrade — Chez les mammifères, le déplacement plantigrade correspond à une façon de marcher en posant toute la plante et le métatarse du pied sur le sol. Les êtres humains sont un exemple d espèce plantigrade, au même titre que les ratons laveurs, les… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • plantigrade — a, plantigrade, o adj. et n. plantigrade …   Diccionari Personau e Evolutiu

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