1. Animals that walk on their toes or digits, with the heel and middle foot raised off the ground.
Usage: plural form; used in zoology and biology

1. Relating to or characteristic of animals that walk on their toes or digits.
Usage: technical; used in zoological descriptions

Examples

• Dogs and cats are digitigrades that walk on their toes.
• Most carnivorous mammals are digitigrades, which allows them to move quickly.
• The digitigrade posture gives animals like wolves greater speed and agility.
• Humans are plantigrades, while horses are digitigrades.
• Birds are also considered digitigrades because they walk on their toes.