digitigrade
Americanadjective
noun
adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of digitigrade
From French, dating back to 1825–35; see origin at digiti-, -grade
Example Sentences
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It was formerly classed with the racoons, which it superficially resembles; and, as Jerdon remarks, it may be considered as a sort of link between the plantigrade and digitigrade carnivora.
From Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon by Sterndale, Robert Armitage
Limbs short, partially digitigrade, with the feet rounded and the toes short, with compressed, acute, semi-retractile claws.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" by Various
Limbs of moderate length, and partially digitigrade in walking.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" by Various
For the majority of mammals are what has been called digitigrade.
From Darwin, and After Darwin (Vol. 1 and 3, of 3) An Exposition of the Darwinian Theory and a Discussion of Post-Darwinian Questions by Romanes, George John
Sem′i-pellū′cid, imperfectly transparent; Sem′ipen′niform, half-penniform; Sem′i-per′fect, nearly perfect; Sem′i-pis′cine, half-fish; Sem′i-plant′igrade, incompletely plantigrade: partly digitigrade; Sem′i-plas′tic, imperfectly plastic.—ns.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
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