plantigrade
English
Etymology
From French plantigrade, from Latin planta (“sole of the foot”) (from Proto-Indo-European *pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- (“flat”)) + gradus (“pace, step”) (from Proto-Indo-European *gʰredʰ- (“to go, to walk”)).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈplæntɪɡɹeɪd/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈplæn(t)əˌɡɹeɪd/
- Hyphenation: plan‧ti‧grade
Adjective
plantigrade (not comparable)
Translations
walking with the entire sole of the foot
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Noun
plantigrade (plural plantigrades)
- (zoology) A plantigrade animal; an animal that walks with the entire sole of the foot on the ground.
Translations
animal that walks with the entire sole of the foot
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Coordinate terms
Further reading
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Italian
Adjective
plantigrade
- feminine plural of plantigrado
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