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.

• 🇵🇹Diz-se de animal que anda apoiado apenas nos dedos (falanges), com o calcanhar e o punho elevados acima do solo, como gatos, cães e aves.

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.

   🇵🇹Digitígrado

   Antônimos: 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.

• 🇵🇹Substantivo que designa um animal que anda apoiando apenas os dedos no chão, como cães, gatos e cavalos.

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.

   🇵🇹Animal digitígrado

   Antônimos: plantigrade

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