phaˈlangigrade, a. Zool.
[ad. mod.L. Phalangigrad-us, f. as prec. + L. gradus step; cf. digitigrade, plantigrade.]
Walking on the phalanges; belonging to the (now disused) division Phalangigrada, comprising the camel and llama.
| 1891 Flower & Lydekker Mammals ii. 50 Two forms, to which the terms ‘phalangigrade’ (as the Camel) and ‘sub⁓plantigrade’ (as in most Carnivora) are applied. |