Digitigrade
WordNet
adjective
(1) (of mammals) walking on the toes with the posterior part of the foot raised (as cats, dogs, and horses do)
noun
(2) An animal that walks so that only the toes touch the ground as e.g. dogs and cats and horses
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From from (whence ) + .
Adjective
- 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.
- Belonging to the Digitigrada of the taxonomic order Carnivora.
- Of, resembling, or pertaining to that of a digitigrade animal.
Noun
- A digitigrade animal, such as a dog or a cat; an animal that walks on its toes.