Adjacent Words

plantigrade definitions

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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: (of mammals) walking on the whole sole of the foot (as rabbits, raccoons, bears, and humans do) [ant: digitigrade] n
1: an animal that walks with the entire sole of the foot touching the ground as e.g. bears and human beings [syn: plantigrade mammal, plantigrade] [ant: digitigrade, digitigrade mammal]

Merriam Webster's

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

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. & n. --adj. (of an animal) walking on the soles of its feet. --n. a plantigrade animal, e.g. humans or bears (cf. DIGITIGRADE). Etymology: F f. mod.L plantigradus f. L planta sole + -gradus -walking

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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 upright.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. Palmigrade.