- plantigrade
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adjective
Etymology: French, from Latin planta sole + French -grade
Date: 1831
walking on the sole with the heel touching the ground <humans are plantigrade> • plantigrade noun
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plantigrade — [ plɑ̃tigrad ] adj. et n. m. • les plantigrades 1795; de 1. plante et grade ♦ Qui marche sur la plante des pieds (opposé à digitigrade). L ours est un animal plantigrade. N. m. pl. Ancienne division des mammifères carnassiers. ● plantigrade… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Plantigrade — Plan ti*grade, a. [L. planta sole of the foot + gradi to walk: cf. F. plantigrade.] (Zo[ o]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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Plantigrade — Plan ti*grade, n. (Zo[ o]l.) A plantigrade animal, or one that walks or steps on the sole of the foot, as man, and the bears. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
plantigrade — (adj.) 1831, from Fr. plantigrade (1795), from Mod.L. plantigradus walking on the sole of the foot, from planta sole of the foot (see PLANT (Cf. plant) (n.)) + gradus (see GRADE (Cf. grade) (n.)) … Etymology dictionary
plantigrade — [plan′tə grād΄] adj. [Fr < L planta, sole (see PLANT) + Fr grade, GRADE] walking on the whole sole, as a human or bear n. a plantigrade animal … English World dictionary
plantigrade — plantigráde ž mn <N plantigrád> DEFINICIJA biol. kralješnjaci koji stupaju na podlogu cijelim stopalom (npr. čovjek, čovjekoliki majmun i sl.) ETIMOLOGIJA nlat. plantigradus ≃ planta: taban + gradus: stupanj … Hrvatski jezični portal
Plantigrade — In mammals, plantigrade locomotion means walking with the podials and metatarsals flat on the ground. Primates are examples of plantigrade species; in humans, the podials and metatarsals constitute the sole of the foot. Other plantigrade species… … Wikipedia
Plantigrade — Chez les mammifères, le déplacement plantigrade correspond à une façon de marcher en posant toute la plante et le métatarse du pied sur le sol. Les êtres humains sont un exemple d espèce plantigrade, au même titre que les ratons laveurs, les… … Wikipédia en Français
plantigrade — Walking with the entire sole and heel of the foot on the ground, as do humans and bears. [L. planta, sole, + gradior, to walk] * * * plan·ti·grade plant ə .grād adj walking on the sole with the heel touching the ground <humans are plantigrade… … Medical dictionary
plantigrade — a, plantigrade, o adj. et n. plantigrade … Diccionari Personau e Evolutiu
