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unguligrade.

Adjective
Sci-FiSettingTechnical
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Walking on the distal tips of digits, typically supported by hooves.

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  • unguligrade limbs
  • an unguligrade stance

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The limb reconstruction suggested an unguligrade stance.
The fictional designer borrowed unguligrade proportions for the load-bearing walker.

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Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Relational stance adjective; ordinary comparative and superlative usually not applicable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.

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