digitigrades

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A form of digitigrade — 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.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of digitigrade
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APA

digitigrades. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/digitigrades

MLA

“digitigrades.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/digitigrades. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “digitigrades,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/digitigrades.

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