plantigrade

/ˌplæntəˈgreɪd/
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Other forms: plantigrades

Definitions of plantigrade
  1. adjective
    (of mammals) walking on the whole sole of the foot (as rabbits, raccoons, bears, and humans do)
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    antonyms:
    digitigrade
    (of mammals) walking on the toes with the posterior part of the foot raised (as cats, dogs, and horses do)
  2. noun
    an animal that walks with the entire sole of the foot touching the ground as e.g. bears and human beings
    synonyms: plantigrade mammal
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    type of:
    eutherian, eutherian mammal, placental, placental mammal
    mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials
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