an animal that walks so that only the toes touch the ground as e.g. dogs and cats and horses
A digitigrade animal; an animal that walks on its toes, such as a cat or a dog.
(of mammals) walking on the toes with the posterior part of the foot raised (as cats, dogs, and horses do)
Of an animal: walking on the toes, putting the weight of the body mainly on the ball of the foot, with the back of the foot, or heel, raised.