digital pad

digital pad

English

Etymology

From digital (“relating to fingers or toes”) +‎ pad (“a cushion-like thickening of the skin on the underside of the toes of animals”).

Noun

digital pad (plural digital pads)

  1. (anatomy) A load-bearing pad on the underside of a toe of an animal's paw.
    Synonyms: pawpad, toe bean (colloquial)
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