Digitigrade vs. Plantigrade
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Difference Between Digitigrade and Plantigrade
Digitigradeadjective
(zoology) Of an animal: walking on the toes, putting the weight of the body mainly on the ball of the foot, with the back of the foot, or heel, raised.
Plantigradeadjective
(zoology) Of an animal: walking with the entire sole of the foot on the ground.
Digitigradeadjective
(zoology) Of feet or a manner of walking: of, resembling, or pertaining to that of a digitigrade animal.
Plantigradenoun
(zoology) A plantigrade animal; an animal that walks with the entire sole of the foot on the ground.
Digitigradeadjective
Belonging to the Digitigrada of the taxonomic order Carnivora.
Plantigradeadjective
(of mammals) walking on the whole sole of the foot
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Digitigradenoun
A digitigrade animal; an animal that walks on its toes, such as a cat or a dog.
Digitigradeadjective
(of mammals) walking on the toes with the posterior part of the foot raised
