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Digitgrade vs Digitigrade - What's the difference?

digitgrade | digitigrade |

As adjectives the difference between digitgrade and digitigrade

is that digitgrade is while digitigrade is (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.

As nouns the difference between digitgrade and digitigrade

is that digitgrade is while digitigrade is (chiefly|in the plural) a digitigrade animal, such as a dog or a cat; an animal that walks on its toes.

digitgrade

English

Adjective

(head)

    • Noun

    (head)

    • digitigrade

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (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.
  • (zoology, specifically) Belonging to the of the taxonomic order Carnivora.
  • (of feet or a manner of walking) Of, resembling, or pertaining to that of a digitigrade animal.

    • Antonyms

    * plantigrade

    Derived terms

    * digitigradism

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chiefly, in the plural) A digitigrade animal, such as a dog or a cat; an animal that walks on its toes.

    • Antonyms

    * plantigrade

    See also

    * (wikipedia "digitigrade")

    References

    * “ digitigrade, a. ''and'' n.'']” listed in the '' [2nd Ed.; 1989 ----