中文翻译与英英解释 | adj. 【动物;动物学】(脚跟不落地而)用足趾行走的,趾行的。 n. 趾行动物〔狗、猫、马等〕。
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| 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,
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| (of mammals) walking on the toes with the posterior part of the foot raised (as cats, dogs, and horses do)
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A digitigrade is an animal that stands or walks on its digits, or toes. Digitigrades include walking birds (what many assume to be bird knees are actually ankles), cats, dogs, and many other mammals, but not plantigrades or unguligrades. |
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