Thesaurus: plantigrade

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1. a. Walking on the sole of the foot; pertaining to the plantigrades.
2. a. Having the foot so formed that the heel touches the ground when the leg is upright.
3. n. A plantigrade animal, or one that walks or steps on the sole of the foot, as man, and the bears.
4. adj. (of mammals) walking on the whole sole of the foot (as rabbits, raccoons, bears, and humans do)
5. n. an animal that walks with the entire sole of the foot touching the ground as e.g. bears and human beings
6. (a) Walking on the sole of the foot; pertaining to the plantigrades. (b) Having the foot so formed that the heel touches the ground when the leg is upright. A plantigrade animal, or one that walks or steps on the sole of the foot, as man, and the bears.
7. A plantigrade animal, or one that walks or steps on the sole ofthe foot, as man, and the bears.
8. a. (of mammals) walking on the whole sole of the foot (as rabbits, raccoons, bears, and humans do)