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digitigrade in Japanese

digitigrade in Japanese is 趾行の, 趾行動物 — digitigrade means 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.

digitigrade in Japanese

趾行の
adj
(zoology) 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.
趾行動物
noun
(zoology, chiefly, in the plural) A digitigrade animal; an animal that walks on its toes, such as a cat or a dog.

What does "digitigrade" mean?

  1. 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.
  2. adj Of feet or a manner of walking: of, resembling, or pertaining to that of a digitigrade animal.
  3. adj Belonging to the Digitigrada of the taxonomic order Carnivora.
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What is "digitigrade" in Japanese?

"digitigrade" in Japanese is 趾行の, 趾行動物. digitigrade means: 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.

Are there other ways to say "digitigrade" in Japanese?

Yes — Japanese has 2 translations listed for "digitigrade": 趾行の, 趾行動物.

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