Dig'i-ti-grāde1, a.
a. [Fr. digitigrade, from Lat. digitus, finger, toe, and gradi, to step, walk.] (Zoöl.) Walking on the toes. Brande.
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Digitigrade
Dig'i-ti-grāde2, n.
n. (Zoöl.) An animal that walks or steps on its toes, as the lion, wolf, &c.; — distinguished from a plantigrade, which walks on the broad palm of the foot.