Advertisement
Advertisement
plantigrade
[ plan-ti-greyd ]
adjective
- walking on the whole sole of the foot, as humans and bears.
noun
- a plantigrade animal.
plantigrade
/ ˈplæntɪˌɡreɪd /
adjective
- walking with the entire sole of the foot touching the ground, as, for example, man and bears
noun
- a plantigrade animal
plantigrade
/ plăn′tĭ-grād′ /
- Walking with the entire sole of the foot on the ground, as humans, bears, raccoons, and rabbits.
Other Words From
- sub·planti·grade adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of plantigrade1
Word History and Origins
Origin of plantigrade1
Example Sentences
Bears are plantigrade Carnivora, but they live largely on fruit and insects.
The clavicle is rudimentary, but, as an example of the complete development of this bone in plantigrade quadrupeds, we may cite the marmoset.
The badger is a plantigrade, that is, when travelling he puts down the whole of his foot, including the heel, flat on the ground.
Now that his cub has returned he probably doesn't care for the other plantigrades of his kind.
The short feet of the penguins are quite plantigrade, in adaptation to which habit the metatarsals lie in one plane and are incompletely co-ossified, thus presenting a pseudo-primitive condition.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse