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Meaning of word plantigrade from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.
plantigrade noun
Meaning : An animal that walks with the entire sole of the foot touching the ground as e.g. bears and human beings.
Synonyms : plantigrade mammal
An animal that walks so that only the toes touch the ground as e.g. dogs and cats and horses.
digitigrade, digitigrade mammalplantigrade adjective
Meaning : (of mammals) walking on the whole sole of the foot (as rabbits, raccoons, bears, and humans do).
(of mammals) walking on the toes with the posterior part of the foot raised (as cats, dogs, and horses do).
digitigrade