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English word
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun has 1 sense
- digitigrade(n = noun.animal) digitigrade mammal - an animal that walks so that only the toes touch the ground as e.g. dogs and cats and horses;
Adjective has 1 sense
- digitigrade(a = adj.all) - (of mammals) walking on the toes with the posterior part of the foot raised (as cats, dogs, and horses do);
Antonym: plantigrade
OXFORD DICTIONARY
, adj. & n. Zool.
--adj. (of an animal) walking on its toes and not touching the ground with its heels, e.g. dogs, cats, and rodents.
--n. a digitigrade animal (cf. PLANTIGRADE).
--adj. (of an animal) walking on its toes and not touching the ground with its heels, e.g. dogs, cats, and rodents.
--n. a digitigrade animal (cf. PLANTIGRADE).
Etymology
F f. L digitus + -gradus -walking