digitigrade

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈdɪdʒɪtɪˌɡɹeɪd/

Adjective

not-comparable specifically

(zoology) 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.

Japanese Meaning

動物が、足の指先（足のボール部分）を使い、体重を支えながら歩く（踵を上げた状態で歩行する）状態を示す。

What is this buttons?

The digitigrade fox moved silently across the snow, its raised heels leaving faint prints.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

つま先で歩くキツネは雪の上を音も立てずに進み、かかとが上がった足跡がかすかに残った。

Details

Sense（1）

(zoology) 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.

Sense（2）

(zoology) Of feet or a manner of walking: of, resembling, or pertaining to that of a digitigrade animal.

Sense（3）

(zoology, specifically) Belonging to the Digitigrada of the taxonomic order Carnivora.

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