Digitigrade
Digitigrade , adjective
[Latin digitus finger, toe + gradi to step, walk: compare French digitigrade.]
(Zoology) Walking on the toes; -- distinguished from plantigrade.
Digitigrade , noun
(Zoology) An animal that walks on its toes, as the cat, lion, wolf, etc.; -- distinguished from a plantigrade, which walks on the palm of the foot.