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 category | mammal, mammalian | ||
Antonyms | plantigrade | ||
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 | ||
Synonyms | digitigrade mammal | ||
Broader (hypernym) | eutherian, eutherian mammal, placental, placental mammal | ||
Antonyms | plantigrade, plantigrade mammal | ||