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Plantigrade vs Digitigrade - What's the difference?

plantigrade | digitigrade | Antonyms |

Digitigrade is a antonym of plantigrade.



In of an animal terms the difference between plantigrade and digitigrade

is that plantigrade is walking with the entire sole of the foot on the ground while digitigrade is walking on the toes, putting the weight of the body mainly on the ball of the foot, with the back of the foot, or heel, raised.

plantigrade

English

(plantigrade locomotion)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (of an animal) walking with the entire sole of the foot on the ground.

    • Antonyms

    * digitigrade

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A plantigrade animal

    • Antonyms

    * digitigrade

    digitigrade

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (of an animal) Walking on the toes, putting the weight of the body mainly on the ball of the foot, with the back of the foot, or heel, raised.
  • (zoology, specifically) Belonging to the of the taxonomic order Carnivora.
  • (of feet or a manner of walking) Of, resembling, or pertaining to that of a digitigrade animal.

    • Antonyms

    * plantigrade

    Derived terms

    * digitigradism

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chiefly, in the plural) A digitigrade animal, such as a dog or a cat; an animal that walks on its toes.

    • Antonyms

    * plantigrade

    See also

    * (wikipedia "digitigrade")

    References

    * “ digitigrade, a. ''and'' n.'']” listed in the '' [2nd Ed.; 1989 ----