Digitigrade Definition

dĭjĭ-tĭ-grād
adjective
Walking on the toes with the heels not touching the ground, as cats, dogs, or horses.
Webster's New World

(zoology, specifically) Belonging to the Digitigrada of the taxonomic order Carnivora.

Wiktionary
Antonyms:
noun
Any animal that walks in this manner.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • digitigrade mammal
Antonyms:
  • plantigrade mammal

Other Word Forms of Digitigrade

Noun

Singular:
digitigrade
Plural:
digitigrades

Origin of Digitigrade

  • From French digitigrade (Modern Latin digitigradus), from Latin digitus (“finger, toe, digit”) (whence English digit) + gradus (“step”, “pace”).

    From Wiktionary

  • French Latin digitus toe digit Latin gradus step grade

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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Words Starting With

DDIDIG

Words Ending With

EDEADE

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Words Starting With D and Ending With E

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