Plantigrade

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Plantigrade \Plan"ti*grade\, a. [L. planta sole of the foot +
     gradi to walk: cf. F. plantigrade.] (Zool.)
     (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.


         [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Plantigrade \Plan"ti*grade\, n. (Zool.)
     A plantigrade animal, or one that walks or steps on the sole
     of the foot, as man, and the bears.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  plantigrade
       adj : (of mammals) walking on the whole sole of the foot [ant: {digitigrade}]