Digitigrade mammal and Plantigrade mammal
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Digitigrade mammal
Digitigrade mammal noun - An animal that walks so that only the toes touch the ground as e.g. dogs and cats and horses.
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Synonyms for Digitigrade mammal
Plantigrade mammal is an antonym for digitigrade mammal.
Plantigrade mammal
Plantigrade mammal noun - An animal that walks with the entire sole of the foot touching the ground as e.g. bears and human beings.
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Synonyms for Plantigrade mammal
Digitigrade mammal is an antonym for plantigrade mammal.
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