quadrupedalityn.

Brit.

/kwɒˌdruːpᵻˈdalᵻti/,

/kwəˌdruːpᵻˈdalᵻti/,

/kwɒˌdruːpɛˈdalᵻti/,

/kwəˌdruːpɛˈdalᵻti/, U.S.

/ˌkwɑdrəpəˈdælədi/,

/kwɑˌdrupəˈdælədi/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; originally modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: quadrupedal adj., -ity suffix.

Etymology: < quadrupedal adj. + -ity suffix, in quot. 1929 after post-classical Latin quadrupedalitas (9th cent. in the passage translated). Compare earlier bipedality n.

= quadrupedalism n.

ΚΠ

1929 R. C. McKeon tr. J. Scotus Eriugena De Divisione Naturae IV. vii, in Select. from Medieval Philosophers I. iii. 111 If I say that..the complete whole has been settup in man, you will follow after with a most weighty question, saying that then irrationality has been made in him, and bestiality, quadrupedality, volatility, and all the differences of diverse animals.

1974 Current Anthropol. 15 409/2 Preponderant bipedality, preponderant quadrupedality with knuckling (gorilla and chimpanzee) or without it (orang) are..all end-products of long evolutionary backgrounds of their own.

2006 Trends in Ecol. & Evol. 21 217/1 Each lineage evolved modifications of this bauplan, particularly with respect to body size, diet and locomotory adaptations (i.e. bipedality, quadrupedality and flight).

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	quadrupedality
释义	quadrupedalityn. Brit. /kwɒˌdruːpᵻˈdalᵻti/, /kwəˌdruːpᵻˈdalᵻti/, /kwɒˌdruːpɛˈdalᵻti/, /kwəˌdruːpɛˈdalᵻti/, U.S. /ˌkwɑdrəpəˈdælədi/, /kwɑˌdrupəˈdælədi/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; originally modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: quadrupedal adj., -ity suffix. Etymology: < quadrupedal adj. + -ity suffix, in quot. 1929 after post-classical Latin quadrupedalitas (9th cent. in the passage translated). Compare earlier bipedality n. = quadrupedalism n. ΚΠ 1929 R. C. McKeon tr. J. Scotus Eriugena De Divisione Naturae IV. vii, in Select. from Medieval Philosophers I. iii. 111 If I say that..the complete whole has been settup in man, you will follow after with a most weighty question, saying that then irrationality has been made in him, and bestiality, quadrupedality, volatility, and all the differences of diverse animals. 1974 Current Anthropol. 15 409/2 Preponderant bipedality, preponderant quadrupedality with knuckling (gorilla and chimpanzee) or without it (orang) are..all end-products of long evolutionary backgrounds of their own. 2006 Trends in Ecol. & Evol. 21 217/1 Each lineage evolved modifications of this bauplan, particularly with respect to body size, diet and locomotory adaptations (i.e. bipedality, quadrupedality and flight). This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1929
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