Look up: digitigrade

1. Digitigrade
   Dinosaurs walked on their toes; the scientific term for this is digitigrade. Only a small part of the foot touches the ground and the animal can move very quickly. Many predators are digitigrade. Other animals that are digitigrade include dogs, cats, and birds. There is a pad of tissue on the back o...
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2. digitigrade
   [adj] - (of mammals) walking on the toes with the posterior part of the foot raised
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3. Digitigrade
   Dig'i·ti·grade adjective [ Latin digitus finger, toe + gradi to step, walk: confer French digitigrade .] (Zoology) Walking on the toes; -- distinguished from plantigrade .
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4. Digitigrade
   Dig'i·ti·grade noun (Zoology) An animal that walks on its toes, as the cat, lion, wolf, etc.; -- distinguished from a plantigrade , which walks on the palm of the foot.
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5. digitigrade
   <zoology> Walking on the toes; distinguished from plantigrade. ... Origin: L. Digitus finger, toe + gradi to step, walk: cf. F. Digitigrade. ... <zoology> An animal that walks on its toes, as the cat, lion, wolf, etc.; distinguished from a plantigrade, which walks on the palm of the foot...
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6. digitigrade
   adjective (of mammals) walking on the toes with the posterior part of the foot raised (as cats, dogs, and horses do)
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7. Digitigrade
   • (n.) An animal that walks on its toes, as the cat, lion, wolf, etc.; -- distinguished from a plantigrade, which walks on the palm of the foot. • (a.) Walking on the toes; -- distinguished from plantigrade.
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8. digitigrade
   digitigrade 1. Walking on the toes or digits, as most quadruped mammals. 2. Relating to an animal; such as, a horse, a cat, or a dog, whose weight is borne on the toes. 3. Walking on the digits, with metacarpal and metatarsal bones clear of the ground, as do dogs and cats.
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9. Digitigrade
   describes a foot posture where the heel and instep are raised so only the digits touch the ground. Common in predators like cats and dogs, enabling them to move quietly. Plantigrade and Unguligrade are other postures.
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10. Digitigrade
    A `digitigrade` is an animal that stands or walks on its digits, or toes. Digitigrades include walking birds (what many assume to be bird knees are actually ankles), cats, dogs, and most other mammals, but not humans, bears, and a few others (cf. plantigrade, unguligrade). Digitigrades are generally...
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