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digitigrade (/ˈdɪdʒɪtɪˌɡreɪd/)
locomotion is
walking or
running on the toes (from the
Latin digitus, 'finger', and gradior, 'walk'). A
digitigrade animal...
- of
locomotion adopted by
terrestrial mammals. The
other options are
digitigrade,
walking on the toes with the heel and
wrist permanently raised, and...
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species such as cats that walk on
their toes are
described as
being digitigrade. Humans, and
other animals that walk on the
soles of
their feet, are...
- used for
additional traction when
stopping or
descending a
slope in
digitigrade species.
Additional dewclaws can also be present. The paw also includes...
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antecedent of the pogo stick, were
attempted in the 19th century. The
digitigrade stilt is a peg
stilt whose line
follows the foot and not the shin bone...
- Gr****
words Indos, "from India" and hûs, "pig") is an
extinct genus of
digitigrade even-toed
ungulates known from
Eocene fossils in Asia. This
small chevrotain-like...
- the
underside of the foot. Many mammals, such as cats and dogs, are
digitigrade,
walking on
their toes, the
greater stride length allowing more speed...
- the cat
family have the
following characteristics in common: They are
digitigrade and have five toes on
their forefeet and four on
their hind feet. Their...
- to
perform a wide
variety of functions. Most
birds are
classified as
digitigrade animals,
meaning they walk on
their toes
rather than the
entire foot...
- lifestyles: terrestrial, arboreal, and aquatic/semi-aquatic. They
exhibit digitigrade or
plantigrade locomotion, with five toes on each foot,
enabling them...
