Adjective: plantigrade 'plãn-ti,greyd
- (of mammals) walking on the whole sole of the foot (as rabbits, raccoons, bears, and humans do)
"The plantigrade gait of bears allows them to stand upright easily"
- An animal that walks with the entire sole of the foot touching the ground as e.g. bears and human beings
"Bears are plantigrade mammals, which contributes to their distinctive gait";
- plantigrade mammal
Derived forms: plantigrades
Type of: eutherian, eutherian mammal, placental, placental mammal
Antonym: digitigrade
Encyclopedia: Plantigrade