English dictionary
digitigrade
/'d/I//dZ//I/t/@/,gr/eI/d/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
adjective
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(of mammals) walking on the toes with the posterior part of the foot raised (as cats, dogs, and horses do)
Antonyms plantigradeSource: WordNet 3.0
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Walking on the toes; -- distinguished from <i>plantigrade</i>.
Source: webster1913
noun
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an animal that walks so that only the toes touch the ground as e.g. dogs and cats and horses
Synonyms digitigrade mammalSource: WordNet 3.0
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An animal that walks on its toes, as the cat, lion, wolf, etc.; -- distinguished from a <i>plantigrade</i>, which walks on the palm of the foot.
Source: webster1913