PLANTIGRADE


Meaning of PLANTIGRADE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈplan-tə-ˌgrād ]

adjective

Etymology: French, from Latin planta sole + French -grade

Date: 1831

: walking on the sole with the heel touching the ground

humans are plantigrade

• plantigrade noun

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