Hypertext Webster Gateway: "plantigrade"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
plantigrade
adj : (of mammals) walking on the whole sole of the foot [ant: {digitigrade}]
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