plantigrade

(plan′tə grād′)

adjective

walking on the whole sole, as a human or bear

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

noun

a plantigrade animal

See plantigrade in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Walking with the entire sole of the foot on the ground, as humans, bears, raccoons, and rabbits do.

noun

A plantigrade animal.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: : Latin planta, sole of the foot; see plat- in Indo-European roots

Origin: + Latin -gradus, going (from gradī, to walk, go; see ghredh- in Indo-European roots)

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