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Word: digitigrade (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

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.
  • of feet or a manner of walking Of, resembling, or pertaining to that of a digitigrade animal.
  • specifically Belonging to the ''Digitigrada'' of the taxonomic order ''Carnivora''.

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Noun:

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

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