Reference meaning
digitigrade
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an animal that walks so that only the toes touch the ground as e.g. dogs and cats and horses
Related source terms
digitigrade mammal
Other meanings
2. adjective
(of mammals) walking on the toes with the posterior part of the foot raised (as cats, dogs, and horses do)
Source and scope
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