English Explanatory Dictionary

plantigrade

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of an animal: walking with the entire sole of the foot on the ground.
noun
  1. A plantigrade animal; an animal that walks with the entire sole of the foot on the ground.

Pronunciation

/ˈplæntɪɡɹeɪd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-plantigrade.wav /ˈplæntəˌɡɹeɪd/ [ˈpleə̯ɾ̃əˌɡɹeɪ̯d]

Word forms

plantigrade plantigrades

Etymology

From French plantigrade, from Latin planta (“sole of the foot”) (from Proto-Indo-European *pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂, from *pleh₂- (“flat”)) + -grade, from Latin gradus (“pace, step”).

Derived words

nonplantigrade plantigradism plantigrady semiplantigrade subplantigrade
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