dig|i|ti|grade

dig|i|ti|grade
dig|i|ti|grade «DIHJ uh tuh grayd», adjective, noun.
–adj.
having feet shaped so that the toes, but not the heels, are on the ground: »

Dogs, cats, and horses are digitigrade animals.

–n.
a digitigrade animal.
[< New Latin digitigrada < Latin digitus finger, toe + gradus, -ūs step, grade, < gradī to walk]

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