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English adjective: digitigrade

1. digitigrade (of mammals) walking on the toes with the posterior part of the foot raised (as cats, dogs, and horses do)


Domain categorymammal, mammalian


Antonymsplantigrade


English noun: digitigrade

1. digitigrade (animal) an animal that walks so that only the toes touch the ground as e.g. dogs and cats and horses


Synonymsdigitigrade mammal


Broader (hypernym)eutherian, eutherian mammal, placental, placental mammal


Antonymsplantigrade, plantigrade mammal









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