digitigrade

Describes an animal that walks on its toes (digits), with the heel and wrist raised off the ground, such as cats, dogs, and birds.

• 🇫🇷Se dit d'un animal qui marche sur les doigts (phalanges), le talon et le poignet étant relevés au-dessus du sol, comme les chats, les chiens et les oiseaux.

1. Walking on toes C2 formal

   Describes mammals that walk on their toes, with the heel and wrist raised off the ground, like cats, dogs, and horses.

   • Cats are digitigrade animals, which allows them to move silently.
   • Dogs, being digitigrade, have a distinctive gait.
   • Horses are digitigrade, walking on the tips of their hooves.

   🇫🇷digitigrade

   Antonymes: plantigrade

• more digitigrade comparative form
• most digitigrade superlative form

A noun referring to an animal that walks so that only its toes touch the ground, such as dogs, cats, and horses.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant un animal qui marche de telle sorte que seuls ses doigts (ou orteils) touchent le sol, comme les chiens, les chats et les chevaux.

1. Toe-walking animal C2 formal

   An animal that walks on its toes, with the heel and wrist raised off the ground, such as dogs, cats, and horses.

   • Dogs and cats are classic examples of digitigrades.
   • The digitigrade posture allows for faster and quieter movement.
   • Horses, as digitigrades, have elongated foot bones.

   🇫🇷Digitigrade

   Antonymes: plantigrade

• digitigrades plural form
• digitigrades' possessive plural form
• digitigrade's possessive singular form