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.

• 🇷🇺Описывает животное, которое ходит на пальцах (фалангах), при этом пятка и запястье приподняты над землей, например, кошки, собаки и птицы.

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.

   🇷🇺Пальцеходящий

   Антонимы: 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.

• 🇷🇺Существительное, обозначающее животное, которое ходит так, что только пальцы его ног касаются земли, например, собаки, кошки и лошади.

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.

   🇷🇺Пальцеходящее животное

   Антонимы: plantigrade

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