plantarly en · ADV
Etymology
From plantar + -ly.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Towards the sole of the foot
Abbreviations: II–IV, trochlea of metatarsals II–IV. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0141690.g023 Like all hesperornithiforms, the trochlea of metatarsal II is wedge-shaped and more narrow medio-laterally than trochlea III or IV in dorsal view, and is shifted plantarly behind the trochlea of metatarsal III. In B.
2015 November 19, “Identification of a New Hesperornithiform from the Cretaceous Niobrara Chalk and Implications for Ecologic Diversity among Early Diving Birds”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
Deriveds
posteroplantarly · medioplantarly · dorsoplantarly · distoplantarly · subplantarly