digitigrade
What is another word for digitigrade? Here is its meaning, with related words and examples.
Adj — 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.
Antonyms
plantigrade
Etymology
Comes from French digitigrade, from Latin digitus ("finger, toe, digit") plus -grade ("gait"); compare New Latin digitigradus.
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