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Digitigrade
Pronunciation : Dig"i*ti*grade
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. digitus finger, toe + gradi to step, walk: cf. F. digitigrade.] (Zo?l.)
Definition : Defn: Walking on the toes; -- distinguished from plantigrade.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Dig"i*ti*grade
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: 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.
(Zo?l.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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