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单词 multipedal
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multipedaladj.

Brit. /ˌmʌltɪˈpiːdl/, U.S. /ˌməltiˈpɛd(ə)l/; see also multi- comb. form, pedal adj.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: multi- comb. form, pedal adj.
Etymology: < multi- comb. form + pedal adj. Compare earlier bipedal adj., tripedal adj., quadrupedal adj., solipedal adj. at soliped n. and adj. Derivatives, and multiped n., multipedous adj.
Having many feet; having or using more than two legs.
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1944 C. A. Smith Lost Worlds 31 Still following the hindquarters of their multipedal guide..the travelers emerged in an open space.
1967 Man 2 7 Bipedal versus quadrupedal versus multipedal versus limbless [creatures].
1994 Proc. 1994 IEEE Internat. Conf. Robotics & Automation I. 352/1 A multipedal walking system is analyzed.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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