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plantigrade

Syllabification: (plan·ti·grade)
Pronunciation: /ˈplantiˌgrād/
Definition of plantigrade

adjective

  • (of a mammal) walking on the soles of the feet, like a human or a bear. Compare with digitigrade.

Origin:

mid 19th century: from French, from modern Latin plantigradus, from Latin planta 'sole' + -gradus '-walking'

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