Category:Plantigrade

Plan"ti*grade, a. Etym: [l. planta sole of the foot + gradi to walk: Cf. F. plantigrade.] (zoöl.) (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.

Plantigrade Plan"ti*grade, n. (zoöl.)

Defn: a plantigrade animal, or one that walks or steps on the sole of The foot, as man, and the bears.