Medical Dictionary
digitigrade
adj dig·i·ti·grade \ˈdij-ət-ə-ˌgrād\
Medical Definition of DIGITIGRADE
: walking or adapted for walking on the digits with the posterior of the foot more or less raised <cats and dogs are digitigrade mammals>—compare plantigrade
—digitigrade noun
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