English

Adjective

digitigrade ‎(not comparable)

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. (zoology, specifically) Belonging to the Digitigrada of the taxonomic order Carnivora.
3. (of feet or a manner of walking) Of, resembling, or pertaining to that of a digitigrade animal.

Antonyms

• plantigrade

Derived terms

• digitigradism

Translations

Noun

digitigrade ‎(plural digitigrades)

1. (chiefly in the plural) A digitigrade animal, such as a dog or a cat; an animal that walks on its toes.

Antonyms

• plantigrade

Translations

See also

• digitigrade on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

• “digitigrade, a. and n.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2^nd Ed.; 1989]

French

Adjective

digitigrade m, f ‎(plural digitigrades)

1. digitigrade

Noun

digitigrade m ‎(plural digitigrades)

1. digitigrade

Italian

Adjective

digitigrade

1. feminine plural of digitigrado

Latin

Adjective

digitigrāde

1. vocative masculine singular of digitigrādus