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digitigrade

UK /ˈdɪd͡ʒɪtɪˌɡɹeɪd/US /ˈdɪd͡ʒətəɡɹeɪd/

adjective3

  1. 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.
  2. Of feet or a manner of walking: of, resembling, or pertaining to that of a digitigrade animal.
  3. (no longer used) Belonging to the Digitigrada of the taxonomic order Carnivora.

noun[in the plural]1

  1. A digitigrade animal; an animal that walks on its toes, such as a cat or a dog.
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