digitigrade English

Meaning digitigrade meaning

What does digitigrade mean?

digitigrade

— adjective (of mammals) walking on the toes with the posterior part of the foot raised (as cats, dogs, and horses do)

— noun (= digitigrade mammal) an animal that walks so that only the toes touch the ground as e.g. dogs and cats and horses

Synonyms digitigrade synonyms

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digitigrade mammal