digitigrade \ˈdi-jə-tə-ˌgrād\ adjective: walking on the digits or toes with the heel of the foot more or less raised
noun: a digitigrade animal
Etymology: French, from Latin digitus finger + gradus step
Cats and dogs are digitigrades. What look like their feet are actually just their toes, and what look like their (albeit backward) knees are really their ankles.
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