digitigrade

1. a. Walking on the toes; -- distinguished from plantigrade. Source: opted

2. 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. Source: opted

3. adj. (of mammals) walking on the toes with the posterior part of the foot raised (as cats, dogs, and horses do) Source: wordnet

4. n. an animal that walks so that only the toes touch the ground as e.g. dogs and cats and horses Source: wordnet

5. Walking on the toes; -- distinguished from plantigrade. 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. Source: webster

6. Walking on the toes; -- distinguished from plantigrade. Source: adambom

7. a. (of mammals) walking on the toes with the posterior part of the foot raised (as cats, dogs, and horses do) Source: ecdict

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