digitigrade

dig·i·ti·grade

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [dij-i-ti-greyd]
- /ˈdɪdʒ ɪ tɪˌgreɪd/
- /dˈɪdʒɪtˌɪɡreɪd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dij-i-ti-greyd]
- /ˈdɪdʒ ɪ tɪˌgreɪd/

Definitions of digitigrade word

adjective digitigrade walking on the toes, as most quadruped mammals. 1
noun digitigrade a digitigrade animal. 1
noun digitigrade (of a mammal) walking on its toes and not touching the ground with its heels, as a dog, cat, or rodent. 1
adjective digitigrade (of dogs, cats, horses, etc) walking so that only the toes touch the ground 0
noun digitigrade a digitigrade animal 0
adjective digitigrade walking on the toes with the heels not touching the ground, as cats, dogs, or horses 0

See all 11 definitions of digitigrade

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Origin of digitigrade

First appearance:

before 1825

One of the 37% newest English words

From French, dating back to 1825-35; See origin at digiti-, -grade

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Parts of speech for Digitigrade

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Digitigrade

digitigrade popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for digitigrade

adjective digitigrade

promenading — a stroll or walk, especially in a public place, as for pleasure or display.
walking — considered as a person who can or does walk or something that walks: The hospital is caring for six walking patients. He's walking proof that people can lose weight quickly.

All 2 Synonyms of digitigrade