plantigrade

[ˈpleə̯ɾ̃əˌɡɹeɪ̯d]

UK: /ˈplæntɪɡɹeɪd/

plantigrade

English Adj

Definition

Of an animal: walking with the entire sole of the foot on the ground.

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”).