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Plantigrade (Noun)

Meaning

An animal that walks with the entire sole of the foot touching the ground as e.g. bears and human beings.

Classification

Nouns denoting animals.

Examples

  • The grizzly bear is a plantigrade, using its entire foot to support its massive body as it lumbers through the forest.
  • Humans are unique among primates in being obligate plantigrades, walking on the soles of their feet with each step.
  • The giant panda is a plantigrade, its flat feet helping it to grip bamboo stalks as it climbs.
  • In contrast to digitigrade animals like cats and dogs, plantigrades like bears and humans have a more upright posture.
  • The plantigrade gait of the sloth allows it to move slowly and deliberately through the trees, its flat feet gripping the branches.

Synonyms

  • Plantigrade Mammal

Hypernyms

  • Eutherian
  • Eutherian Mammal
  • Placental
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