Translations for „digitigrade“ in the English » German Dictionary

I . digi·ti·grade [ˈdɪʤɪtɪgreɪd] N ZOOL

digitigrade

Zehengänger m

II . digi·ti·grade [ˈdɪʤɪtɪgreɪd] ADJ ZOOL

digitigrade

auf Zehen gehend

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English

They had the appearance of large, digitigrade, tapir-like mammals with relatively short, slender limbs and five-toed feet with broad, flat phalanges.

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The limbs are digitigrade with soft toe pads and protractible claws.

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The digitigrade feet are adapted for movement on the ground.

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The leg of a digitigrade mammal also includes the metatarsals/metacarpals, the bones that in a human compose the arch of the foot and the palm of the hand.

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In digitigrade and unguligrade animals, the metacarpals are greatly extended and strengthened, forming an additional segment to the limb, a feature that typically enhances the animal's speed.

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There are a few, however, with digitigrade legs that have a raised ankle and stand on their toes, like the legs of a dog, cat, etc.

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It ran digitigrade, and upright on its hind legs.

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Their feet are digitigrade and short, with five toes on each foot.

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A plantigrade foot is the primitive condition for mammals; digitigrade and unguligrade locomotion evolved later.

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I learned that a digitigrade is an animal that stands or walks on its toes.

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