digitigrade

英 ['dɪdʒɪtɪgreɪd] 美 ['dɪdʒɪtəˌgreɪd]

• adj. 趾行的；趾行类的
• n. 趾行动物

英英释义

Noun:

1. an animal that walks so that only the toes touch the ground as e.g. dogs and cats and horses

Adjective:

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

近反义词

【反义词】

• plantigrade 踯行的