plantigrade

English

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Latin planta (sole of the foot) (from Proto-Indo-European *pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- (flat)) + gradus (pace, step) (from Proto-Indo-European *gʰredʰ- (to go, to walk)).

Pronunciation

Adjective

plantigrade (not comparable)

  1. (zoology) Of an animal: walking with the entire sole of the foot on the ground.

Translations

Noun

plantigrade (plural plantigrades)

  1. (zoology) A plantigrade animal; an animal that walks with the entire sole of the foot on the ground.

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Further reading

French

Adjective

plantigrade (plural plantigrades)

  1. Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Noun

plantigrade m (plural plantigrades)

  1. Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Further reading

Italian

Adjective

plantigrade

  1. feminine plural of plantigrado
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