Digitigrada

plural noun

Dig·​i·​ti·​gra·​da

¦dijətə¦grādə

in former classifications

: a group consisting of the digitigrade Carnivora

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from digiti- + -grada (neuter plural of -gradus -grade)

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