digitigrade
adjective
dig·i·ti·grade
ˈdi-jə-tə-ˌgrād 
: walking on the digits with the posterior of the foot more or less raised
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digitigrade
adjective
dig·i·ti·grade
ˈdij-ət-ə-ˌgrād
: 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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