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plantigrade

plan·tig·rade

UK/ˈplæntɪɡɹeɪd/ US/ˈplæntəˌɡɹeɪd/ uncommon

adjective

1.

(of mammals) walking on the whole sole of the foot (as rabbits, raccoons, bears, and humans do)

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Origin

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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