About The Word Digitigrade
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Digitigrade
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What's The Definition Of Digitigrade?
[adj] (of mammals) walking on the toes with the posterior part of the foot raised
Synonyms | Synonyms for Digitigrade: Related Terms | Find terms related to Digitigrade: See Also | Digitigrade In Webster's Dictionary \Dig"i*ti*grade\, a. [L. digitus finger, toe + gradi
to step, walk: cf. F. digitigrade.] (Zo["o]l.)
Walking on the toes; -- distinguished from plantigrade.
\Dig"i*ti*grade\, n. (Zo["o]l.) An animal that walks on its toes, as the cat, lion, wolf, etc.; -- distinguished from a plantigrade, which walks on the palm of the foot. |
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