adj · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:dĭʹjĭtĭgrād'
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈdɪdʒɪtɪˌɡɹeɪd/
General-American:/ˈdɪd͡ʒətəɡɹeɪd/
General-American:/-ɾə/
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adj
Meaning 1
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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Antonyms: none provided
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adj
Meaning 2
Of feet or a manner of walking: of, resembling, or pertaining to that of a digitigrade animal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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Antonyms: none provided
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adj
Meaning 3
Belonging to the Digitigrada of the taxonomic order Carnivora.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, obsolete, specifically
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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noun
Meaning 4
A digitigrade animal; an animal that walks on its toes, such as a cat or a dog.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: in-plural
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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adjective
Meaning 5
(of mammals) walking on the toes with the posterior part of the foot raised (as cats, dogs, and horses do)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: plantigrade
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noun
Meaning 6
an animal that walks so that only the toes touch the ground as e.g. dogs and cats and horses
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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