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Noun: digitigrade mammal
  1. An animal that walks so that only the toes touch the ground as e.g. dogs and cats and horses
    "Cats are digitigrade mammals, which allows them to move quietly and efficiently";
    - digitigrade

Derived forms: digitigrade mammals

Type of: eutherian, eutherian mammal, placental, placental mammal