Reference meaning
plantigrade
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an animal that walks with the entire sole of the foot touching the ground as e.g. bears and human beings
Related source terms
plantigrade mammal
Other meanings
2. adjective
(of mammals) walking on the whole sole of the foot (as rabbits, raccoons, bears, and humans do)
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