Plantigrade
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Chez les mammifères, le déplacement plantigrade correspond à une façon de marcher en posant toute la plante et le métatarse du pied sur le sol. Les êtres humains sont un exemple d'espèce plantigrade, au même titre que les ratons laveurs, les opossums, les ours, les lapins, les souris, les pandas, les rats, les mustelas, les moufettes, les blaireaux et les hérissons.
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plantigrade — [ plɑ̃tigrad ] adj. et n. m. • les plantigrades 1795; de 1. plante et grade ♦ Qui marche sur la plante des pieds (opposé à digitigrade). L ours est un animal plantigrade. N. m. pl. Ancienne division des mammifères carnassiers. ● plantigrade… … Encyclopédie Universelle
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
plantigrade — (adj.) 1831, from Fr. plantigrade (1795), from Mod.L. plantigradus walking on the sole of the foot, from planta sole of the foot (see PLANT (Cf. plant) (n.)) + gradus (see GRADE (Cf. grade) (n.)) … Etymology dictionary
plantigrade — [plan′tə grād΄] adj. [Fr < L planta, sole (see PLANT) + Fr grade, GRADE] walking on the whole sole, as a human or bear n. a plantigrade animal … English World dictionary
plantigrade — plantigráde ž mn <N plantigrád> DEFINICIJA biol. kralješnjaci koji stupaju na podlogu cijelim stopalom (npr. čovjek, čovjekoliki majmun i sl.) ETIMOLOGIJA nlat. plantigradus ≃ planta: taban + gradus: stupanj … Hrvatski jezični portal
Plantigrade — In mammals, plantigrade locomotion means walking with the podials and metatarsals flat on the ground. Primates are examples of plantigrade species; in humans, the podials and metatarsals constitute the sole of the foot. Other plantigrade species… … Wikipedia
plantigrade — 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 … New Collegiate Dictionary
plantigrade — Walking with the entire sole and heel of the foot on the ground, as do humans and bears. [L. planta, sole, + gradior, to walk] * * * plan·ti·grade plant ə .grād adj walking on the sole with the heel touching the ground <humans are plantigrade… … Medical dictionary
plantigrade — a, plantigrade, o adj. et n. plantigrade … Diccionari Personau e Evolutiu
