plantigrade
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plantigrade
[plan´tĭ-grād]walking or running flat on the full sole of the foot; characteristic of humans and of such quadrupeds as the bear.
plan·ti·grade
(plan'ti-grād),Walking with the entire sole and heel of the foot on the ground, as do humans and bears.
[L. planta, sole, + gradior, to walk]
plantigrade
(plăn′tĭ-grād′)adj.
Walking with the entire sole of the foot on the ground, as humans, bears, raccoons, and rabbits do.
plan′ti·grade′ n.
plantigrade
adjective Referring to movement by a terrestrial vertebrate (e.g., humans, rodents, rabbits and kangaroos) in which the entire foot—podials and metatarsals—maintains contact with flat surfaces when ambulating.plan·ti·grade
(plan'ti-grād)Walking with the entire sole and heel of the foot on the ground, as humans and bears do.
[L. planta, sole, + gradior, to walk]