Found 2 items, similar to plantigrade.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: plantigrade plantigrade adj : (of mammals) walking on the whole sole of the foot [ant: digitigrade]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Plantigrade Plantigrade \Plan"ti*grade\, a. [L. planta sole of the foot + gradi to walk: cf. F. plantigrade.] (Zo["o]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. [1913 Webster] Plantigrade \Plan"ti*grade\, n. (Zo["o]l.) A plantigrade animal, or one that walks or steps on the sole of the foot, as man, and the bears. [1913 Webster]