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plantigrade

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Scrabble points
15
Words With Friends
19
Letters
11
Pronunciation
/ˈplæntɪɡɹeɪd/
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/ˈplæntɪɡɹeɪd/ · /ˈplæntəˌɡɹeɪd/ · [ˈpleə̯ɾ̃əˌɡɹeɪ̯d]

Definition of plantigrade

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (not-comparable)Of an animal: walking with the entire sole of the foot on the ground.
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adj

  1. (not-comparable)Of an animal: walking with the entire sole of the foot on the ground.

noun

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

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Etymology

From French plantigrade, from Latin planta (“sole of the foot”) (from Proto-Indo-European *pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂, from *pleh₂- (“flat”)) + -grade, from Latin gradus (“pace, step”).

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