plantigrade : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: plantigrade	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for plantigrade
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
plantigrade adj (of mammals) walking on the whole sole of the foot (as rabbits, raccoons, bears, and humans do) Antonym(s): digitigrade n an animal that walks with the entire sole of the foot touching the ground as e.g. bears and human beings Synonym(s): plantigrade mammal, plantigrade Antonym(s): digitigrade, digitigrade mammal
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[94]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 Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Plantigrade \Plan"tigrade\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A plantigrade* animal, or one that walks or steps on the sole of the foot, as man, and the bears.