digitigrade

名词 digitigrade:

1. an animal that walks so that only the toes touch the ground as e.g. dogs and cats and horses
   同义词：digitigrade mammal

形容词 digitigrade:

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

dig.i.ti.grade

adj.（形容词）
Relating to an animal, such as a horse, cat, or dog, whose weight is borne on the toes.
趾行的：与动物有关，例如马、猫或狗，足趾担负着身体重量

来源：
French
法语
Latin digitus [toe] * see digit
拉丁语 digitus [脚趾] *参见 digit
Latin gradus [step] * see grade
拉丁语 gradus [停止] *参见 grade