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Meaning of digitigrade | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C1
ˈdɪdʒɪtɪˌɡɹeɪd

Definitions

  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.
    not-comparable
  2. Of feet or a manner of walking: of, resembling, or pertaining to that of a digitigrade animal.
    not-comparable
  3. Belonging to the Digitigrada of the taxonomic order Carnivora.
    not-comparable, specifically

Equivalents

Français digitigrade digitigrade
Latina digitigradus

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

digitinervate digitinerved digitizable digitized digitless digitlike

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