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plantigrade definition

planti·grade (plan′tə grād′)

adjective

walking on the whole sole, as a human or bear

Etymology: Fr < L planta, sole (see plant) + Fr -grade, -grade

noun

a plantigrade animal

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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