"direct registering" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} direct registering (uncountable)
  1. The practice, of cats and some other animals, of placing their hindfeet in the same place as (i.e. in the prints left by) their forefeet. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-direct_registering-en-noun-IRy3ZeSZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Gaits Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 58 42 Disambiguation of Gaits: 49 51
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see direct, registering. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: perfect stepping
    Sense id: en-direct_registering-en-noun-~3xvmMJk Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Gaits Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 47 Disambiguation of Gaits: 49 51
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