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digitigrade
1. Walking on the toes or digits, as most quadruped mammals.
2. Relating to an animal; such as, a horse, a cat, or a dog, whose weight is borne on the toes.
3. Walking on the digits, with metacarpal and metatarsal bones clear of the ground, as do dogs and cats.
2. Relating to an animal; such as, a horse, a cat, or a dog, whose weight is borne on the toes.
3. Walking on the digits, with metacarpal and metatarsal bones clear of the ground, as do dogs and cats.
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digitigrade mammal
An animal that walks so that only the toes touch the ground; such as, dogs and cats and horses.
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