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Plantigrade
Pronunciation : Plan"ti*grade
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. planta sole of the foot + gradi to walk: cf. F. plantigrade.] (Zo?l.) (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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Plan"ti*grade
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: A plantigrade animal, or one that walks or steps on the sole of the foot, as man, and the bears.
(Zo?l.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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