Digitigrade

[didʒitigreid]

解釋/意思:

(adj.) (of mammals) walking on the toes with the posterior part of the foot raised (as cats, dogs, and horses do) .

編輯:帕特里克--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(a.) Walking on the toes; -- distinguished from plantigrade.

(n.) 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.

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