digitigrade

ˈdɪdʒɪtɪˌɡreɪd

Definition

Definition of digitigrade - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

zoology

TECH.

animal walking on toes with heel raised

TECH.

Cats and dogs are examples of digitigrades.

Adjective

foot posture

TECH.

on toes with heels lifted, like some mammals

TECH.

Cats are digitigrade, keeping their heels off the ground.

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animal walking on toes with heel raised

Origin of digitigrade

Latin, digitus (finger) + gradus (step)

Terms with digitigrade included in their meaning

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joint

the tarsal joint of a digitigrade quadruped

Examples of digitigrade in a sentence

The study focused on the anatomy of digitigrades.
Many dinosaurs had a digitigrade stance similar to that of modern birds.
Her digitigrade gait was captured accurately in the animation of the alien creature.

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French:animal digitigrade, digitigrade, ...
German:Zehengänger, digitigrad, ...
Italian:digitigrado, ...
Spanish:digitígrado, ...
Portuguese:digitígrado, ...
Chinese:趾行动物, 趾行的, ...
Japanese:趾行性, 趾行性の, ...
Arabic:حيوان مشي الأصابع, مُتَمَشٍّ عَلَى أَصَابِعِهِ, ...
Hebrew:בַּעַל חַיִּים הוֹלֵךְ עַל אֶצְבָּעוֹת, הֲלוֹךְ עַל אֶצְבָּעוֹת, ...
Russian:пальцеходящее животное, пальцеходящий, ...
Ukrainian:пальцехідна тварина, пальцеходячий, ...
Hindi:पंजागामी, अंगुलचरणी, ...
Bengali:ডিজিটিগ্রেড, যে প্রাণী গোড়ালি উঁচিয়ে পায়ের আঙুলের ওপর ভর দিয়ে হাঁটে এমন, ...
Catalan:digitígrad, ...
Czech:prstochodec, prstochodý, ...
Danish:digitigrad, tågående, ...
Dutch:teenganger, digitigraad, ...
Greek:δακτυλοβάμων, που περπατά στις μύτες των ποδιών, ...
Hungarian:ujjhegyen járó állat, ujjhegyen járó, ...
Khmer:សត្វដើរដោយម្រាមជើង, ដើរ ឬឈរដោយផ្អែកលើម្រាមជើង និងលើកកែងជើង, ...
Korean:지행동물, 지행성, ...
Persian:پنجه‌رو, پنجه‌روان, ...
Polish:palcochodny, digitigradowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):digitígrado, ...
Romanian:digitigrad, care merge pe vârfuri, ...
Swedish:tågångare, tågående, ...
Thai:สัตว์ที่เดินบนปลายเท้า, เดินด้วยปลายเท้า, ...
Turkish:parmak yürüyen, digitigrad, ...
Vietnamese:động vật đi bằng ngón chân, đi bằng ngón chân, ...

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Definition of digitigrade - Reverso English Dictionary

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