subplantigradeadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌsʌbˈplantɪɡreɪd/, U.S.

/ˌsəbˈplæn(t)əˌɡreɪd/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sub- prefix, plantigrade adj.

Etymology: < sub- prefix + plantigrade adj. With the use denoting a mammal of the former tribe Subplantigrada compare French subplantigrade (Latreille, 1825), scientific Latin Subplantigrada (Blyth, 1840).

Zoology.

A. adj.

Partially or almost plantigrade.

ΚΠ

1836 Jrnl. Asiatic Soc. Bengal 5 238 The anterior limbs [of a wolverine-like mammal]..are decidedly fossorial, and the hinder suited for walking in a subplantigrade manner.

1883 Encycl. Brit. XV. 434 The greater number of the Carnivora..may be called ‘subplantigrade’, often when at rest applying the whole of the sole to the ground.

1923 L. A. Borradaile Animal & its Environment xi. 278 ‘Subplantigrade’ animals, such as the rabbit, which run upon the toes but when at rest apply the whole sole.

1963 Jrnl. Mammalogy 44 371 They [sc. tillodonts] had sharp claws on subplantigrade feet.

1998 Mem. Soc. Vertebr. Paleontol. No. 5. 56 (caption) Collapse of the pes from a digitigrade to a sub-plantigrade or graviportal posture with a substantial heel pad [in sauropod dinosaurs].

†B. n.

A mammal of the former tribe Subplantigrada, comprising mustelids, procyonids, and allied groups. Cf. plantigrade n. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > [noun] > members of disused divisions

plantigrade1835

subplantigrade1847

microsthene1863

mutilate1863

1847 B. H. Hodgson in Jrnl. Asiatic Soc. Bengal 16 ii. 1113 Amongst the very numerous mammals of these regions (135 species) the most interesting and least understood group is that I have denominated after Colonel Smith, the Cat-toed Subplantigrades.

1884 R. A. Sterndale Nat. Hist. Mammalia India & Ceylon 108 The distinction is greater between the families of Digitigrades, the cat and dog, than between the Plantigrades and Sub-plantigrades.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	subplantigrade
释义	subplantigradeadj.n. Brit. /ˌsʌbˈplantɪɡreɪd/, U.S. /ˌsəbˈplæn(t)əˌɡreɪd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sub- prefix, plantigrade adj. Etymology: < sub- prefix + plantigrade adj. With the use denoting a mammal of the former tribe Subplantigrada compare French subplantigrade (Latreille, 1825), scientific Latin Subplantigrada (Blyth, 1840). Zoology. A. adj. Partially or almost plantigrade. ΚΠ 1836 Jrnl. Asiatic Soc. Bengal 5 238 The anterior limbs [of a wolverine-like mammal]..are decidedly fossorial, and the hinder suited for walking in a subplantigrade manner. 1883 Encycl. Brit. XV. 434 The greater number of the Carnivora..may be called ‘subplantigrade’, often when at rest applying the whole of the sole to the ground. 1923 L. A. Borradaile Animal & its Environment xi. 278 ‘Subplantigrade’ animals, such as the rabbit, which run upon the toes but when at rest apply the whole sole. 1963 Jrnl. Mammalogy 44 371 They [sc. tillodonts] had sharp claws on subplantigrade feet. 1998 Mem. Soc. Vertebr. Paleontol. No. 5. 56 (caption) Collapse of the pes from a digitigrade to a sub-plantigrade or graviportal posture with a substantial heel pad [in sauropod dinosaurs]. †B. n. A mammal of the former tribe Subplantigrada, comprising mustelids, procyonids, and allied groups. Cf. plantigrade n. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > [noun] > members of disused divisions plantigrade1835 subplantigrade1847 microsthene1863 mutilate1863 1847 B. H. Hodgson in Jrnl. Asiatic Soc. Bengal 16 ii. 1113 Amongst the very numerous mammals of these regions (135 species) the most interesting and least understood group is that I have denominated after Colonel Smith, the Cat-toed Subplantigrades. 1884 R. A. Sterndale Nat. Hist. Mammalia India & Ceylon 108 The distinction is greater between the families of Digitigrades, the cat and dog, than between the Plantigrades and Sub-plantigrades. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1836
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