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digitigrade

nounadjective /dɪdʒɪtəgreɪd/ 4 syllables 11 letters Scrabble 15 WWF 17
Definitions
noun

an animal that walks so that only the toes touch the ground as e.g. dogs and cats and horses

adjective

walking on the toes with the posterior part of the foot raised (as cats, dogs, and horses do)

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