digitigrade

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Pronunciation

/ˈdɪdʒɪtɪˌɡɹeɪd/

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/ˈdɪdʒɪtɪˌɡɹeɪd/ · /ˈdɪd͡ʒətəɡɹeɪd/ · /-ɾə/

Definition of digitigrade

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

(not-comparable)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.

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adj

(not-comparable)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.
(not-comparable)Of feet or a manner of walking: of, resembling, or pertaining to that of a digitigrade animal.
(not-comparable, specifically)Belonging to the Digitigrada of the taxonomic order Carnivora.

noun

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

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From French digitigrade, from Latin digitus (“finger, toe, digit”) + -grade (“gait”); compare New Latin digitigradus.

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