First Known Use: 1827
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plantigrade
adjective plan·ti·grade \ˈplan-tə-ˌgrād\
Definition of PLANTIGRADE
: walking on the sole with the heel touching the ground <humans are plantigrade>
— plantigrade noun
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Origin of PLANTIGRADE
French, from Latin planta sole + French -grade
Rhymes with PLANTIGRADE
accolade, Adelaide, ambuscade, aquacade, balustrade, barricade, cable-laid, cannonade, carronade, cavalcade, centigrade, chambermaid, chiffonade, colonnade, countertrade, custom-made, dairymaid, defilade, enfilade, escalade, escapade, esplanade, everglade, foreign aid, fusillade, gallopade, gasconade, grant-in-aid, hawser-laid, hearing aid, intergrade, legal aid, lemonade, marinade, marmalade, masquerade, meter maid, motorcade, orangeade, orthograde, overtrade, palisade, panty raid, pasquinade, promenade, ready-made, renegade, retrograde, serenade, stock-in-trade, tailor-made, underlaid, visual aid
Medical Dictionary
plantigrade
adjective plan·ti·grade \ˈplant-ə-ˌgrād\
Medical Definition of PLANTIGRADE
: walking on the sole with the heel touching the ground <humans are plantigrade animals>—compare digitigrade
—plantigrade noun
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