Digitigrade

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Digitigrade \Dig"i*ti*grade\, n. (Zool.)
     An animal that walks on its toes, as the cat, lion, wolf,
     etc.; -- distinguished from a plantigrade, which walks on the
     palm of the foot.
     [1913 Webster]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Digitigrade \Dig"i*ti*grade\, a. [L. digitus finger, toe + gradi
     to step, walk: cf. F. digitigrade.] (Zool.)
     Walking on the toes; -- distinguished from {plantigrade}.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  digitigrade
       adj : (of mammals) walking on the toes with the posterior part of
             the foot raised [ant: {plantigrade}]