plantigrade

[ plan-ti-greyd ]

/ ˈplæn tɪˌgreɪd /

adjective

walking on the whole sole of the foot, as humans and bears.

noun

a plantigrade animal.

Origin of plantigrade

First recorded in 1825–35; from French plantigrade (noun), from New Latin plantigradus, equivalent to Latin plant(a) “sole of the foot” + -i- + -gradus; see -i-, -grade

OTHER WORDS FROM plantigrade

sub·plan·ti·grade, adjective

Words nearby plantigrade

planter, planter's punch, plant food, planthopper, plant hormone, plantigrade, Plantin, plant kingdom, plantlet, plant louse, plantocracy

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Example sentences from the Web for plantigrade

This feature and its plantigrade foot with naked sole have led to its being regarded as more allied to the Arctoidea.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia|Frank Evers Beddard
It is a plantigrade circumflex vertebrate bacterium that hasnt any wings and is uncertain.
A Horse's Tale|Mark Twain
The limbs are plantigrade, the anterior ones short, the posterior ones very large and strong.
The Vertebrate Skeleton|Sidney H. Reynolds
Plantigrade carnivora, general sterility of the, in captivity, ii.
The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (of 2)|Charles Darwin

Like them it possesses an omnivorous appetite, is plantigrade, and hibernates during cold weather.
Fur Farming|A. R. Harding

British Dictionary definitions for plantigrade

plantigrade

/ (ˈplæntɪˌɡreɪd) /

adjective

walking with the entire sole of the foot touching the ground, as, for example, man and bears

noun

a plantigrade animal

Word Origin for plantigrade

C19: via French from New Latin plantigradus, from Latin planta sole of the foot + gradus a step

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Medical definitions for plantigrade

plantigrade

[ plăn′tĭ-grād′ ]

adj.

Walking with the entire sole on the ground, as humans do.

Scientific definitions for plantigrade

plantigrade

[ plăn′tĭ-grād′ ]

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

单词	plantigrade
释义	plantigrade [ plan-ti-greyd ] / ˈplæn tɪˌgreɪd / adjective walking on the whole sole of the foot, as humans and bears. noun a plantigrade animal. Origin of plantigrade First recorded in 1825–35; from French plantigrade (noun), from New Latin plantigradus, equivalent to Latin plant(a) “sole of the foot” + -i- + -gradus; see -i-, -grade OTHER WORDS FROM plantigrade sub·plan·ti·grade, adjective Words nearby plantigrade planter, planter's punch, plant food, planthopper, plant hormone, plantigrade, Plantin, plant kingdom, plantlet, plant louse, plantocracy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for plantigrade This feature and its plantigrade foot with naked sole have led to its being regarded as more allied to the Arctoidea. The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia\|Frank Evers Beddard It is a plantigrade circumflex vertebrate bacterium that hasnt any wings and is uncertain. A Horse's Tale\|Mark Twain The limbs are plantigrade, the anterior ones short, the posterior ones very large and strong. The Vertebrate Skeleton\|Sidney H. Reynolds Plantigrade carnivora, general sterility of the, in captivity, ii. The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (of 2)\|Charles Darwin Like them it possesses an omnivorous appetite, is plantigrade, and hibernates during cold weather. Fur Farming\|A. R. Harding British Dictionary definitions for plantigrade plantigrade / (ˈplæntɪˌɡreɪd) / adjective walking with the entire sole of the foot touching the ground, as, for example, man and bears noun a plantigrade animal Word Origin for plantigrade C19: via French from New Latin plantigradus, from Latin planta sole of the foot + gradus a step Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for plantigrade plantigrade [ plăn′tĭ-grād′ ] adj. Walking with the entire sole on the ground, as humans do. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for plantigrade plantigrade [ plăn′tĭ-grād′ ] Walking with the entire sole of the foot on the ground, as humans, bears, raccoons, and rabbits. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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