plantigrade
A plantigrade animal; an animal that walks with the entire sole of the foot on the groundA plantigrade animal; an animal that walks with the entire sole of the foot on the ground.
» Primates are plantigrade animals.
Primaten sind Sohlengänger. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Приматы - стопоходящие животные. — corvard
corvard · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesA plantigrade animal; an animal that walks with the entire sole of the foot on the ground.
Fersengänger, Sohlengänger
an animal that walks with the entire sole of the foot touching the ground as e.g. bears and human beings
Examples
1 sentencesPrimates are plantigrade animals.
ruПриматы - стопоходящие животные. — corvard
dePrimaten sind Sohlengänger. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From French plantigrade, from Latin planta (“sole of the foot”) (from Proto-Indo-EuropeanFrom 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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Forms
plural: plantigrades| Singular | plantigrade |
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- an animal that walks with the entire sole of the foot touching the ground as e.g. bears and human beings:plantigrade mammal